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Inaugural concert of the 19th Chopin Competition

The inauguration of the Competition is a special event – solemn and ceremonial, filled with a whole range of emotions heralding this unique and noble competition, which will captivate the entire music world for the next three weeks. 

8/18/2025

Polish participants in the Chopin Competition at the Chopin and His Europe Festival 2025

As part of the Chopin and His Europe Festival, which takes place during the year of the Chopin Competition, a series of Chopin recitals by Polish participants in the upcoming edition of the event is planned.

8/17/2025

‘Between Stages’ – a series of recitals by participants of the 19th Chopin Competition in Nowa Miodowa

‘Between Stages’ is a series of recitals accompanying the 19th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition.

8/5/2025

Piano Congress 2025 in Warsaw

Piano Congress 2025 will take place on 25–28 September 2025 at the Museum of Polish History, one of the most modern museum buildings in Europe, located in the Warsaw Citadel. 

8/4/2025

Ticket sales for the Opening Concert and the 1st Winners Concert of the 19th Chopin Competition

Ticket Sales for the Inaugural Concert (2 October 2025) and the First Prize-Winners’ Concert (21 October 2025) of the 19th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition will begin on 9 September 2025 at 10:00 a.m.   Tickets will be available online at ebilet.pl, as well as in person at the ticket desks of the Fryderyk Chopin Museum, located at Tamka 43 Street, Warsaw.  

7/15/2025

Pianos at the 19th Chopin Competition

We now know the brands of pianos that will be featured at the 19th Frederic Chopin International Piano Competition.

7/1/2025

Here are the 85 names of the participants of the 19th Chopin Competition

The preliminary rounds of the 19th Chopin Competition concluded on 4 May at the Warsaw Philharmonic after 12 days of daily auditions.

5/5/2025

12 days of Preliminaries for the 19th Chopin Competition are behind us!

Today, at 8 PM in the Chamber Hall of the Warsaw Philharmonic, the last participant of the Preliminaries for the 19th Chopin Competition performed. After their recital, the Jury, chaired by Professor Piotr Paleczny, began deliberations. In just two days (May 6, 2025), we will find out which pianists will return to Warsaw in less than five months to compete for the title of winner of the 19th Chopin Competition. 

5/3/2025

On Fryderyk's childhood and youth in Warsaw. The Chopin Podcast

Warsaw is the city of Fryderyk's childhood and youth. Chopin's parents ran a boarding school for boys in the capital, so little Freddie had many opportunities to get to know its streets, backstreets and palaces.

5/2/2025

On 6 May, the results of the Preliminaries for the 19th Chopin Competition will be announced!

On 6 May, 2025 at 10:30 a.m., a press conference will be held at the Fryderyk Chopin Museum in Warsaw to announce the list of names of pianists qualified to participate in the 19th Fryderyk Chopin International Piano Competition in October.     

4/28/2025

Chopin at the Museum

The time of the Preliminaries to the 19th Chopin Competition is a good time to visit museums dedicated to the composer. The Fryderyk Chopin Museum in Warsaw and the The Birthplace of Fryderyk Chopin and Park in Żelazowa Wola are hosting temporary exhibitions, as well as piano recitals, lectures and classes for the youngest music lovers. 

4/27/2025

The collection of accessories promoting the 19th Chopin Competition

The collection of accessories promoting the 19th Chopin Competition is available for sale online and at stationary locations - in museum stores in Warsaw and Żelazowa Wola, at Chopin Airport and at the Warsaw Philharmonic, during the Preliminaries.  

4/26/2025