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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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    The magic of vinyl

    In 2025, during the 19th edition of the Chopin Competition and on the eve of its centennial celebrations, the Fryderyk Chopin Institute begins publishing a new, extraordinary phonographic series – on vinyl, featuring the highest sound quality and beautiful artwork. The series opens with recordings of competition performances by Maurizio Pollini and Janusz Olejniczak, as well as the last concert given in Poland by Artur Rubinstein.

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Edition 2025

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