19th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition: Canadians in the Preliminary Round
- Canadian Chopin Society
- Apr 22
- 2 min read
FIVE CANADIANS WILL PERFORM IN THE PRELIMINARY ROUND OF THE WARSAW CHOPIN COMPETITION: APRIL 23rd TO MAY 4th 2025
The Selection Committee, headed by Professor Wojciech Świtała, has selected 171 artists from 28 countries from a record number of 642 applications, who will meet in Warsaw for the Preliminaries from 23 April to 4 May 2025. Their names were published on 4 March 2025 on the official website of the 19th Chopin Competition. The application stage for the Chopin Competition Qualifiers ran from 1 October 2024 to 12 January 2025. The Preliminaries for the 19th Chopin Competition will be held in the Chamber Hall of the Warsaw Philharmonic. The Jury of the Preliminaries, consisting of: Wojciech Świtała, Ludmil Angelov, Nikolai Demidenko, Krzysztof Jablonski (Jury Chair of the Sixth Canadian Chopin Piano Competition), Kevin Kenner, Marc Laforêt, Alberto Nosè, Piotr Paleczny, Ewa Pobłocka and Katarzyna Popowa-Zydroń, will select around 80 pianists to perform at the Chopin Competition in October.
5 Canadian pianists will perform in the preliminary round: Canada is amongst the best represented nations in the competition.
Athena Deng: Laureate of the Sixth Canadian Chopin Piano Competition
Eric Guo: Laureate of the Sixth Canadian Chopin Piano Competition
Ryan Wang: Laureate of the Sixth Canadian Chopin Piano Competition
Victoria Wong: Laureate of the Fourth Canadian Chopin Piano Competition
Harmony Zhu
You can listen to the laureates of the Sixth Canadian Chopin Piano Competition on our YouTube Channel.
The 19th Chopin Competition will officially begin on 2nd October 2025 with the opening concert. The competition will last three weeks. On 20 October, laureates will be announced. A day later, there will be an awards gala and the first of three concerts by the winners. The winner will receive €60,000 and a gold medal, the entire prize pool amounts to more than €240,000. In addition, the winners of the musical tournament will be invited to a world tour lasting several months. Details of the concerts will be published after the Preliminaries.
The Canadian Chopin Society will be following the competition closely, and sharing the schedule, livestream links, updates, news, and exclusive information from Warsaw on our website! Subscribe to our newsletter to keep up with all the excitement!
You can also learn more about the 19th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition at their website:
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