A special Chopin prize at the 2027 ‘Iturbi’ Piano Competition

We are pleased to announce that on 4 November 2026, a press conference was held at the Centro Cultural La Beneficencia in Valencia, dedicated to the 24th ‘Iturbi’ International Piano Competition in Valencia 2027. During the event, the establishment of a partnership between the Fryderyk Chopin Institute and the Provincial Council of Valencia was officially announced. One element of this partnership will be a special prize funded by the Institute for the Competition participant who gives the best performance of works by Fryderyk Chopin.

The conference was attended by representatives of the Valencian authorities, including Francisco Teruel Macha – Councillor for Culture at the Valencian Provincial Council, Ana Guijarro Malagón – Artistic Director of the Piano Iturbi Festival, and Artur Szklener – Director of the Fryderyk Chopin National Institute.

The 24th ‘Iturbi’ International Piano Competition in Valencia will take place from 2 to 12 June 2027. The event will be one of the initiatives accompanying the celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the Fryderyk Chopin International Piano Competition, which falls in 2027.
An additional Polish highlight of the event was the evening concert given by Piotr Alexewicz, winner of the 5th prize at the 19th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, who performed works by Chopin, Debussy and Rachmaninoff at the Salón Alfons el Magnànim in the Centro Cultural la Beneficencia in Valencia.

A few days later, on 7 November, the pianist performed at the Conservatorio Superior de Música ‘Rafael Orozco’ in Córdoba as part of the Institute’s collaboration with the 24th ‘Rafael Orozco’ International Piano Festival – one of the most important cultural events in the field of piano performance in Spain.

The partnership established between the Fryderyk Chopin Institute and cultural institutions in Spain opens up new opportunities for promoting Chopin’s music and Polish musical culture in Spain, whilst also reinforcing the international character of the centenary celebrations of the Chopin Competition.