Dates

Location

History

1st competition in 1927
16th competition in 2010

Freq.

every five years

since 2004

Preselection
DVD

solo  --- 4 works (1st stage programme)

Audition

solo  --- 6 works  (max. 160 pianists)

1st stage

solo --- 4 works  (80 pianists)

2nd stage

solo --- 5 works 45~50 min.  (40 pianists)

3rd stage

solo --- 3 works 55~60 min.  (20 pianists)

Finals

one concerto  (10 pianists)

Appl. fee

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

plus:

    4'000  Euro for the remaining finalists

plus:

  five special prizes of  3'000  Euro  each

Andrzej Jasinski (pol) (Chm.)
Martha Argerich (arg)
Vladimir Ashkenazy (rus/ch)
Dang Thai Son (vtn)
Bella Davidovich (rus/usa)
Nelson Freire (brs)
Adam Harasiewicz (pol)
Kevin Kenner (usa)
Michie Koyama (jpn)
Nikolay Luganski (rus)
Piotr Paleczny (pol)
Ewa Popova-Zydron (pol)
Fu Ts'ong (chn)

Preselection
DVD

same as first stage programme

Adm. stage

   solo  --- 6 works
3 - Ch. Etudes (spec.)
1 - Ch. Nocturne/Etude (spec.)
1 - Ch. Ballade/Barcarolle/...
1 - Mazurka (spec.)

1st stage

   solo  --- 4 works
2 - Ch. Etudes (spec.)
1 - Ch. Nocturne/Etude (spec.)
1 - Ch. Ballade/Barcarolle/Fantasy/Scherzo

2nd stage

   solo  --- 5 works  (45~50 min.)
1 - Ch. set of Mazurkas (spec.)
1 - Ch. Waltz (spec.)
1 - Ch. Ballade/Barcarolle/Fantasy/Scherzo
1 - Ch. Polonaise (spec.)
1 - Ch. free

3rd stage

   solo  --- 3 works  (55~60 min.)
Ch. Polonaise Fantasy, Op. 61 compulsory
1 - Ch. Sonata (Op.4, Op.35 or Op.58)
1 - Ch. free

Finals

   one concerto
1 out of 2 (Chopin)

NB

for further specifications
 consult the brochure, or visit
www.konkurs.chopin.pl
 or contact AAF

Barbara Niewiarowska

International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition
Fryderyk Chopin Institute
Pl. Pilsudskiego 9
PL-00-078  Warszawa
Poland

(+48) 22 - 8268190, 8275471

(+48) 22 - 8275471

konkurs@chopin.pl

www.konkurs.chopin.pl