53rd National Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition , Warsaw, Poland
This National Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition before the International Chopin Competition in October 2025 is always of great interest. Unfortunately I will only be able to attend and review the Laureates Concert on February 9th and possibly the Finals. Here is some information about the Competition and the current timetable. The Polish Chopin Piano Competition was held for the first time in 1968 and is now one of the most important national piano competitions. Organised by the Fryderyk Chopin Institute, it is addressed to Polish music youth - students of the Academies of Music and pupils of second-cycle music schools. It is held annually, except for the years preceding the International Chopin Competition, and can be a kind of ticket to it - 1st and 2nd prize entitles one to participate in the international competition without preliminary selection. Laureates of both Competitions include Janusz Olejniczak, Krystian Zimerman, Ewa Pobłocka, Krzysztof Jabłoński, Wojciech Świ...