WFIMC 2026 YEARBOOK

INTERNATIONAL FRYDERYK CHOPIN PIANO COMPETITION Warsaw, Poland

WFIMC Founding Member

The International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw is the most important musical event in Poland and one of the most important musical events in the world. Apart from its huge role in popularizing Chopin’s music, it discovers pianistic talents, providing young musicians with one of the most effective starts in their international career, including immediate performance and recording opportunities organized by the Chopin Competition as well as third parties. The Competition winners include such distinguished pianists as Maurizio Pollini, Martha Argerich, Garrick Ohlsson, Krystian Zimerman, Dang Thai Son, Kevin Kenner or Seong-Jin Cho. Prestige of the Chopin Competition in Warsaw is also created by its jurors, special guests and members of honorary committees, including in the past such artists as Maurice Ravel, Nadia Boulanger, Wilhelm Backhaus, Artur Rubinstein, Karol Szymanowski, Paul Badura-Skoda or Krzysztof Penderecki. The competition uses the latest technologies: the whole event is broadcasted on the radio and TV, it can be watched in streaming technology, followed in social media and by means of a dedicated application. Impressive statistics of the broadly understood turnout from previous editions show that interest in the competition is constantly growing.

Next Competition 2030/ Piano Second next edition 2035/ Piano

All details will be published at a later date.

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