The 1st International Chopin Competition on period instruments

It is our great pleasure to share with you information about the 1st International Chopin Competition on Period Instruments, to be held at Warsaw Philharmonic Hall in September 2018.

The aspiration to revive the authentic sound of our brilliant composer’s music, which has borne fruit in the form of this unique event, is one of the fundamental ideas behind the work of The Fryderyk Chopin Institute.The competing pianists will have at their disposal historical pianos from the Institute’s collection, as well as copies of period instruments, including ones specially commissioned for the Competition. The Jury of the world’s first-ever Chopin Competition on period instruments includes outstanding representatives of the musical world, whose artistic and professional work places them among the foremost specialists in the domain of historical performance and eminent interpreters of Chopin’s works. The Competition timetable features three rounds: the first two rounds are solo recitals; during the third round, finalists will perform selected Chopin works for piano and orchestra, accompanied by the legendary Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century. Besides monetary awards, the prizewinners will receive offers to give prestigious concerts with the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, as well as invitations to participate in recording projects realized by the Fryderyk Chopin Institute.

1st International Chopin Competition on Period Instruments
2–14 September 2018
Warsaw Philharmonic Hall
For pianists aged 18–35 years

Three rounds:
1st and 2nd rounds – solo recitals
Final round – works by Fryderyk Chopin for piano with orchestra

Period pianos from the collections of The Fryderyk Chopin Institute: Erards from 1838, 1849 and 1858; Pleyels from 1846 and 1854; a Broadwood from 1843 c.a.; and copies of period instruments, among them a copy of the Buchholtz piano owned by Chopin in Warsaw and instruments from European collections

Competition Jury: Claire Chevallier, Dang Thai Son, Nikolai Demidenko, Nelson Goerner, Tobias Koch, Alexei Lubimov, Janusz Olejniczak, Ewa Pobłocka, Andreas Staier, Wojciech Świtała

Calendar:
1 May 2018 – deadline for submission of applications
On or before 30 June 2018 – announcement of participant list
2–14 September 2018 – Competition

Prizes:
1 Prize: € 15 000
2nd Prize: € 10 000 
3rd Prize: € 5 000

Competitions Rules and Regulations, program:www.iccpi.eu
More: http://en.chopin.nifc.pl/institute/iccpi/info

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