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The 11th Competition

THE 11^th INTERNATIONAL PADEREWSKI PIANO COMPETITION

BYDGOSZCZ

November 10th – 24th, 2019

The Competition is open to pianists of all nationalities, born between 1987 -2003.

The Competition is organized to commemorate Ignacy Jan Paderewski, a remarkable pianist, virtuoso, composer, politician and statesman.

The schedule:

April 20th, 2019 – the final deadline of sending the written applications

April 20th, 2019 – the deadline for the invited pianists of send the entrance fee

April 30 ^th, 2019 - the candidates are informed about the acceptance of their application or about the invitation to the preliminary audition

May – July, 2019 – the preliminary auditions

June 15^th, 2019 – the deadline of sending the DVD recordings of the preliminary repertoire (accepted only in particularly important cases)

July 30^th, 2019 –  the announcement of the final list of the candidates, invited to take part in the Competition

September 15^th, 2019 – after this day, any changes of the repertoire will not be accepted

The 11 International Paderewski Piano Competition:

November 9^th, 2019 – the Competition participants’ arrival to Bydgoszcz

November 10^th, 2019 – the Orientation Meeting and the drawing of the  performances order

November 10^th, 2019 – the Inaugural Concert

November 11^th, 2019 – the beginning of the I stage audition

November 14^th, 2019 – the announcement of the I stage results

November 15^th, 2019 – the beginning of the II stage audition

November 17^th, 2019 – the announcement of the II stage results

November 18^th, 2019 – day off – rehearsals with the chamber orchestra (Semi-finalists)

November 19^th, 2019 – the beginning of the Semi-final audition

November 20^th, 2019 – the announcement of the Semi-final results

November 21st, 2019 – day off – rehearsals with the orchestra (Finalists)

November 22nd – 23th, 2019 – the Final of the Competition

November 24^th, 2019 – the Closing Ceremony

Nevember 24^th, 2019 – the announcement of the Prize winners & the presentation of the Awards

November 24^th, 2019 – the Prize Winners’ Concert

November 24^th , 2019 –  presentation of the Additional Prizes

November 25th, 2019 – the I, II and III Prize Winners’ Concert in the National Philharmonic Hall in Warsaw.

The preparation for the 11th International Paderewski Piano Competition in Bydgoszcz is financed by:

the City of Bydgoszcz

the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage from the Fund for the Promotion of Culture

The organization of the Competition is as part of the celebrations marking Poland’s 100th anniversary of regaining independence.