International Paderewski Piano Competition


International Paderewski Piano Competition
Current: XIII International Paderewski Piano Competition
Sculpture of Ignacy Jan Paderewski standing in front of the Pomeranian Philharmonic in Bydgoszcz, Poland
Native namePolish: Międzynarodowy Konkurs Pianistyczny im. Ignacego Jana Paderewskiego
VenuePomeranian Philharmonic, Andrzej Szwalbe Street 6, Bydgoszcz, Kuyavian–Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
Presented byPaderewski Musical Society in Bydgoszcz
First award1961 (1961)
Final award2025
Websitepaderewskicompetition.pl

The Paderewski Piano Competition is an international (initially national) piano music competition held every three years in Bydgoszcz, open to pianists aged 16–32. The first competition took place in 1961 and is organized by the Paderewski Musical Society in Bydgoszcz, in cooperation with the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music and the Pomeranian Philharmonic. The aim of the Competition is to honour the memory of Polish virtuoso pianist, composer, politician and statesman Ignacy Jan Paderewski, as well as to promote talented young pianists.

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