The International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition

Deadline: 01/12/2024
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Disciplines: Piano
From: 02/10/2025 To: 21/10/2025
Age limit: up to 29

Application:

1. The Competition application shall include:

a) application form available on the Competition’s website, correctly completed, to be printed and personally signed by the candidate for the Competition,

b) short biographical note (not more than half an A4 page – about 1000 characters),

c) photocopy of an official document indicating date of birth,

d) three current photographs, including at least one portrait photo, to be used in Competition publications (electronic version 300–1200 dpi; accepted formats – .jpg, .bmp, .tif),

e) photocopies of certificates from musical studies and principal competition achievements,

f) documents certifying the candidate’s major artistic activities during the past three years,

g) two letters of recommendation in support of the Competition application, provided by pedagogues or outstanding musical personalities,

h) video recording of the following repertoire, recorded as a whole (no cuts) and submitted in one file (no bigger than 4 GB), in at least HD quality (accepted formats – .mp4, .mov):

i) proof of payment of the application fee of 100 Euro (net) into the Institute’s account: IBAN: PL71 1130 1017 0020 1462 3620 0008 SWIFT (BIC): GOSKPLPW The candidate’s name and the purpose of the payment should be indicated. The application and all correspondence relating to the participation in the Competition should be in Polish or English or translated into one of these languages. Failure to meet the above-mentioned requirements or to provide complete information may result in the rejection of the application.

More information: https://konkursy.nifc.pl/en/miedzynarodowy/regulamin