New CD album’s in ‘Blue Series’

If we consider the beginning of Lidia Grychtołówna’s international career to be her seventh prize at the 5th Chopin Competition (1955), then current year we can celebrate the 70th anniversary of this distinguished doyenne of the Polish piano school.

Eric Lu’ concerts in South Korea

Eric Lu splits the European and Asian legs of his international tour with two weekend recitals – on November 15 and 16 – in the United States: in Cupertino, California, for the Steinway Society, and in Portland, Oregon, for Portland Piano International.

Polish participants of the Chopin Competition in the ‘Chopin Effect’

The ‘Chopin Effect’ program is one of the largest undertakings accompanying the 19th Chopin Competition – over three hundred educational concerts are organized in small towns across Poland, as well as recitals and concerts by Polish participants of the Competition.

The magic of vinyl

In 2025, during the 19th edition of the Chopin Competition and on the eve of its centennial celebrations, the Fryderyk Chopin Institute begins publishing a new, extraordinary phonographic series – on vinyl, featuring the highest sound quality and beautiful artwork. The series opens with recordings of competition performances by Maurizio Pollini and Janusz Olejniczak, as well as the last concert given in Poland by Artur Rubinstein.

A solemn celebration of Chopin

Lu, Chen, and Wang – the prize-winners of this year’s International Chopin Competition in Warsaw – performed at the Berlin Philharmonie as part of the Meister-Klavierabend (Master Pianists’ Evenings) concert series. This prestigious series brings to the Berlin Philharmonie some of the world’s most distinguished contemporary piano virtuosos: Bruce Liu, Khatia Buniatishvili, Ivo Pogorelich, Jan Lisiecki, and Roman Borisov.The cycle was inaugurated with a special performance by the laureates of the 2025 International Chopin Competition, appearing directly after the Warsaw finals.

19th Chopin Competition – judges' scores

We present the scores from the 19th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw – the judges' scores in the order of the auditions and the results of each stage ranked according to the number of points.

Recordings by the winner of the Chopin Competition in albums released by the Fryderyk Chopin Institute and Deutsche Grammophon

The Fryderyk Chopin Institute is preparing a series of CD releases featuring portraits of both the winner of the Chopin Competition and the most interesting personalities among the other participants, as has become tradition.

‘The Chopin Competition. A Brief History’ – new book by the Fryderyk Chopin Institute

We present to you a new publication from the Fryderyk Chopin Institute: Konkurs Chopinowski. Krótka historia / The Chopin Competition. A Brief History.