International Chopin Piano Competition
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. It is one of the few competitions devoted entirely to the works of a single composer, in this case, Frédéric Chopin. The competition is currently organized by the Fryderyk Chopin Institute.
| International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition | |
|---|---|
| Current: XVIII International Chopin Piano Competition | |
The National Philharmonic during the 2005 competition | |
| Venue | National Philharmonic, Warsaw |
| Presented by | Fryderyk Chopin Institute |
| First awarded | 1927 |
| Website | konkursy |
The Chopin Competition is one of the most prestigious competitions in classical music, often launching the careers of its winners overnight through major concert dates and lucrative recording contracts. Past winners have included Maurizio Pollini (1960), Martha Argerich (1965), Krystian Zimerman (1975), Yundi Li (2000), Rafał Blechacz (2005) and Seong-Jin Cho (2015). The most recent winner has been Bruce Liu of Canada in 2021. Yundi Li is the most well known for being the youngest first prize winner and the youngest juror in the competition's history.