International Paderewski Piano Competition


International Paderewski Piano Competition
Current: XIII International Paderewski Piano Competition
Sculpture of Ignacy Jan Paderewski standing in front of the Pomeranian Philharmonic in Bydgoszcz, Poland
Native namePolish: Międzynarodowy Konkurs Pianistyczny im. Ignacego Jana Paderewskiego
VenuePomeranian Philharmonic, Andrzej Szwalbe Street 6, Bydgoszcz, Kuyavian–Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
Presented byPaderewski Musical Society in Bydgoszcz
First award1961 (1961)
Final award2025
Websitepaderewskicompetition.pl

The Paderewski Piano Competition is an international (initially national) piano music competition held every three years in Bydgoszcz, open to pianists aged 16–32.[1] The first competition took place in 1961 and is organized by the Paderewski Musical Society in Bydgoszcz, in cooperation with the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music and the Pomeranian Philharmonic. The aim of the Competition is to honour the memory of Polish virtuoso pianist, composer, politician and statesman Ignacy Jan Paderewski, as well as to promote talented young pianists.[2]

History

The first competition was organized in December 1961 at the Pomeranian Philharmonic on the initiative of its director, Andrzej Szwalbe, and pianist Henryk Sztompka, who was a student of Paderewski. The competition was part of the 1960 celebrations of the Year of Ignacy Jan Paderewski and also served as a way to honor the patron of the Pomeranian Philharmonic. Twenty-three pianists from Warsaw, Kraków, Poznań, Katowice, Łódź, and Sopot entered the competition. The program primarily featured Polish music of the 19th and 20th centuries – from the works of Frédéric Chopin through Paderewski to Karol Szymanowski.[3] The competition was won by the then-young Jerzy Maksymiuk.[4] The next edition of the Competition was planned for 1964, but it did not take place due to the death of Henryk Sztompka.[5]

After two decades, the competition was revived in 1986 by Jerzy Sulikowski (Professor at the Bydgoszcz Academy of Music) as well as journalists Gdańsk and Henryk Martenka. The competition coincided with the 45th anniversary of Paderewski's death. Seventeen pianists participated in the second edition, including five foreigners studying in Poland. The jury was chaired by Professor Zbigniew Śliwiński.[6] In the same year, the Bydgoszcz Music Society adopted Ignacy Jan Paderewski as its patron. From that moment on, the Society expanded its activities to include various initiatives aimed at promoting his music and ideas.[7] Next editions took place in 1994 and 1998, with the latter becoming international and afterwards taking place every three years.[8]

Competition winners

Competition Winners
National Ignacy Jan Paderewski Piano Competition
Year Date 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place Sources
I 1961 1–10 December Jerzy Maksymiuk Maria Korecka Piotr Lachert [9][10]
II 1986 16–26 October Wojciech Kocyan Andrzej Janaszek Not awarded [11][10]
III 1994 5–13 February Not awarded Maciej Szyrner Piotr Lachert Not awarded [12][10]
International Ignacy Jan Paderewski Piano Competition
IV 1998 3–14 November JPN Tomomi Okumura USA Michael Schneider POL Katarzyna Borek [13][10]
V 2001 6–17 November CZE Štěpán Kos RUS Aleksiej Komarow CZE Barbora Sejáková [14][10]
VI 2004 6–18 November UKR Mariya Kim USA Esther Jung-A Park UKR Marina Baranowa [10]
VII 2007 4–18 November RUS Nikita Mndojanc RUS Julianna Awdiejewa ESP Marianna Prjevalskaya [10]
VIII 2010 7–21 November RUS Eduard Kunc KOR Kim Hyun-jung RUS Siergiej Riedkin
POL Michał Szymanowski		 [15][10]
IX 2013 3–17 November KOR Moon Zheeyoung UKR Dinara Klinton JPN Daiki Kato [16][10]
X 2016 6–20 November KOR Lee Hyuk POL Jakub Kuszlik RUS Swietłana Andriejewa [17][10]
XI 2019 10–24 November RUS Filip Łynow POL Kamil Pacholec JPN Yasuko Furumi [18][10]
XII 2022 6–20 November POL Mateusz Krzyżowski ESP Pedro López Salas UKR Danyło Sajenko [19][10]
XIII 2025 9–23 November KOR Hyunjin Roh ITA Elia Cecino TWN Pin-Hong Lin [20][10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rules and Notes". konkurspaderewskiego.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2021-01-18. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  2. ^ "13th Competition 2025". paderewskicompetition.pl. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  3. ^ Kłaput-Wiśniewska, Aleksandra (2006). Obchody Roku Chopinowskiego (1949)i Roku Paderewskiego (1960) na Pomorzu i Kujawach (in Polish). Bydgoszcz: Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz.
  4. ^ Alain Pâris (1989). Dictionnaire des interprètes et de l'interprétation musicale au XXe siècle. Paris: Paris : R. Laffont. p. 650. ISBN 978-2-221-06660-7. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  5. ^ "10th International Paderewski Piano Competition Begins". Culture.pl. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  6. ^ "About the Competition". paderewskicompetition.pl. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  7. ^ "Trwa Międzynarodowy Konkurs Pianistyczny im. I. J. Paderewskiego". www.bydgoszcz.pl (in Polish).
  8. ^ "Hyuk Lee Crowned Winner of 10th Paderewski Piano Competition". Culture.pl. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  9. ^ "1st Competition 1961". paderewskicompetition.pl. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Laureates". paderewskicompetition.pl. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  11. ^ "2nd Competition 1986". paderewskicompetition.pl. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  12. ^ "3rd Competition 1994". paderewskicompetition.pl. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  13. ^ "4th Competition 1998". paderewskicompetition.pl. 30 October 2023.
  14. ^ "5th Competition 2001". paderewskicompetition.pl. 30 October 2023.
  15. ^ "8th Competition 2010". paderewskicompetition.pl. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  16. ^ "9th Competition 2013". paderewskicompetition.pl. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  17. ^ "10th Competition 2016". paderewskicompetition.pl. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  18. ^ "11th Competition 2019". paderewskicompetition.pl. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  19. ^ "12th Competition 2022". paderewskicompetition.pl. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  20. ^ "13th Competition 2025". paderewskicompetition.pl. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
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