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Results of the Audience Award poll of the 19th Chopin Competition

21/10/2025

We are pleased to announce the results of the Audience Award poll for the 19th Chopin Piano Competition. You voted from among 11 finalists between October 18th and 20th.

The winner – with 19,961 votes – is Piotr Alexewicz, a 25-year-old from Wrocław, ranked fifth by the Competition jury. He developed his skills under the guidance of Paweł Zawadzki, Konstantin Scherbakov, and Nikolai Demidenko, among others. Second place went to Malaysian Vincent Ong (11,547 votes), and third place was taken by Chinese pianist Tianyao Lyu, who received 8,224 votes.

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    11/15/2025

    Polish participants of the Chopin Competition in the ‘Chopin Effect’

    The ‘Chopin Effect’ program is one of the largest undertakings accompanying the 19th Chopin Competition – over three hundred educational concerts are organized in small towns across Poland, as well as recitals and concerts by Polish participants of the Competition.

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    11/21/2025

    Special Recital by Piotr Alexewicz at the Warsaw Philharmonic: December 10, 7:00 PM

    Piotr Alexewicz won the audience award, announced by the Fryderyk Chopin Institute during the 19th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition, with 19,961 votes.

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