Applications are now being accepted for the 17th edition of the Henryk Wieniawski International Violin Competition. The competition is open to violinists born between 1996 and 2008, with the deadline for submitting applications and video recordings set for 9 January 2026 at 11:59 pm CET. Founded in 1935 and held every five years, the Henryk…Continue Reading Wieniawski Int’l Violin Competition 2026
The Paderewski Music Society in Los Angeles will hold the 2026 American International Paderewski Piano Competition on February 8-15, 2026. It is open to pianists ages 16-31. 25 semi-finalists will be admitted to the Competition after the preliminary stage is held via video recording. There will be six finalists. Application deadline: November 15, 2025. With…Continue Reading Piano Competition Auditions in LA
The highly anticipated results of the 19th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw were delivered on October 21. Out of 640 pianists aged 16 to 30 who applied, only eleven had been admitted to the Competition’s final round, where the contestants appeared with the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Andrzej Boreyko. First…Continue Reading 2025 Chopin Competition Winners Announced!
The preliminary round of the 19th International Chopin Piano Competition concluded in May 2025 at the Warsaw Philharmonic, after 12 days of daily auditions. From the 162 pianists who performed, the jury selected 66 pianists to advance. They will return to Warsaw this October, where they will be joined by 19 pianists admitted directly to…Continue Reading The 2025 Chopin Competition in Warsaw
The 7th International Tadeusz Wroński Violin Competition concluded on September 28 in Warsaw, after a week of outstanding performances streamed live on The Violin Channel. Open to violinists of all nationalities born after April 1, 1990, the competition brought together a remarkable group of young musicians from across the globe. Following three rigorous rounds, the…Continue Reading Winners of the 7th Int’l Tadeusz Wroński Violin Competition
The Polish Society for Contemporary Music [Polskie Towarzystwo Muzyki Współczesnej] invites international submissions for the 19th Kazimierz Serocki International Composers’ Competition, which is held under the honorary patronage of the Polish Composers’ Union [Związek Kompozytorów Polskich, or ZKP]. The deadline for applications is October 1, 2025. This year’s competition focuses on chamber works for ensembles…Continue Reading 2025 Serocki Int’l Composers’ Competition
The Polish Chamber Musicians’ Association (SPMK), publisher of Notatnik Pianistyczny, invites composers to participate in the “Chopin Inspirations” composition competition. Celebrating the enduring legacy of Fryderyk Chopin, the competition seeks original piano miniatures inspired by Chopin’s iconic waltzes or mazurkas. Submissions are open until June 30, 2025, with two competition categories: While there is no…Continue Reading “Chopin Inspirations” Composition Competition
Piotr Alexewicz, a twenty-five-year-old pianist from the Karol Lipiński Academy of Music in Wrocław, will be one of only thirty pianists representing seventeen countries to participate in the 2025 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Held May 21—June 7 in Fort Worth, Texas, he will be the only Polish pianist in this prestigious competition open to…Continue Reading Polish Pianist at Van Cliburn Competition
The Paderewski Music Society in Bydgoszcz, Poland, has just announced the 13th edition of the Paderewski International Piano Competition. Co-organized by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, City of Bydgoszcz, Governor of the Kuyavia-Pomerania Region and several notable music industry organizers and sponsors, the Competition will take place in Bydgoszcz, Poland, on November 9-23,…Continue Reading Paderewski Center Stage!
Szymon Morus, Artistic Director of the NDI Sopot Classic International Music Festival and the Polish Chamber Philharmonic Sopot, invites young composers to take part in the 8th Krzysztof Penderecki Composition Competition, held in conjunction with the 15th edition of the NDI Sopot Classic International Music Festival. The competition is open to participants born on or…Continue Reading 2025 K. Penderecki Composition Competition