The director of the Fryderyk Chopin Institute and the 19th Chopin Competition, Dr. Artur Szklener, in an interview for Polish Radio Programme 2

Laureates of international competitions in the 19th Chopin Competition

Of the 84 pianists who will be performing recitals in the first stage of the Chopin Competition starting on Friday, October 3, 66 were already introduced to the audience during the preliminary rounds (held in Warsaw in late April and early May). The remaining nineteen are coming to compete in the Chopin Competition thanks to prizes won in other piano competitions. 

Monika Olejnik’s interview with Krystian Zimerman

Courtesy of Ms. Monika Olejnik, on the Fryderyk Chopin Institute’s YouTube channel, we present an excerpt from her interview with Krystian Zimerman from October 31, 2024.