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The International Chopin Piano Competition (Polish: Międzynarodowy Konkurs Pianistyczny im. Fryderyka Chopina), often referred to as the Chopin Competition, is a piano competition held in Warsaw, Poland. It was initiated in 1927 and has been held every five years since 1955.
Bruce Liu of Canada won the competition. The jury awarded eight main prizes to the finalists of the competition. The first prize went to Bruce Liu of Canada. The second prize was jointly awarded, ex aequo, to Alexander Gadjiev and Kyohei Sorita, while the third prize went to Martín García García.
18th Chopin Competition nominated for the ‘Coryphaeus of Polish Music’ award
Seong-Jin Cho won the competition, playing the Piano Concerto in E minor, Opus 11 in the final. The prize money was €30,000. In addition, he also won the €3,000 prize for best polonaise, playing the Polonaise in A flat major, Opus 53 in the second stage. [3]
The International Chopin Piano competition is known for its incredible power to turn unknown prodigies into pianists of global standing. Other than the actual prize, these young artists win a schedule packed with concerts in the most prestigious halls in the world and an unparalleled opportunity to bask in the spotlight for decades.
During the 60s and 70s the Competition was in full bloom, with such brilliant winners as Maurizio Pollini and Martha Argerich. The year 1970 proved crucial for American and Japanese pianism, thanks to victory for Garrick Ohlsson and second prize for Mitsuko Uchida.
20 godz. temu · Pianist Bruce (Xiaoyu) Liu burst onto the world stage in October 2021 when he won the International Chopin Piano Competition, the first Canadian ever to take first prize in the long history of this most prestigious competition.
