Laureates of the 19th Chopin Competition Tour: Shanghai, Singapore, Taipei, Hong Kong, Katowice, and Warsaw

Eric Lu, who recently performed in South Korea, begins his China tour on Friday, November 28th. He will give the first recital in Shanghai – at the impressive, modern home of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, the country’s oldest orchestral ensemble, whose origins date back to the 1890s. 

Special Recital by Piotr Alexewicz at the Warsaw Philharmonic: December 10, 7:00 PM

Piotr Alexewicz won the audience award, announced by the Fryderyk Chopin Institute during the 19th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition, with 19,961 votes.

The Competition interpretations by Eric Lu released by Deutsche Grammophon

‘At the age of 27, Lu has the potential for a long and interesting career ahead of him, and he joins a roll call of illustrious past Chopin Competition winners, including Maurizio Pollini, Martha Argerich, Krystian Zimerman, Yulianna Avdeeva, Seong-Jin Cho and Bruce Liu’ (Presto Music).

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.

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.

‘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.