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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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    10/19/2025

    Betind the scenes notes. 16th day

    On Saturday, the Competition entered its crucial, but also most festive and elegant stage, as each of the 11 participants is to perform one of Chopin’s piano concertos, with the orchestra, preceded by a solo rendition of the Polonaise-Fantasy, Op. 61.

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    10/27/2025

    Laureates of the 19th Chopin Competition in Poznań

    Besides Wrocław and Katowice, the next city Eric Lu and Kevin Chen will visit in Poland as part of their concert tour shortly after winning first and second prizes in the 19th Chopin Competition is Poznań. 

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