Schedule of the 13rd Competition 2025
PADEREWSKI COMPETITION
13th International Paderewski Piano Competition 2025
Bydgoszcz, Poland, November 9th – 23rd, 2025
April 22nd, 2025 – the final deadline of sending the written applications
April 22nd,, 2025 – the deadline for pianists of send the entrance fee
April 30th, 2025 – the candidates are informed about the acceptance of their application or about the invitation to the preliminary audition
May – June 2025 – the preliminary auditions
June 15th, 2025 – the deadline of sending the recordings of the preliminary repertoire (accepted only in particularly important cases)
July 30th, 2025 – the announcement of the final list of the candidates, invited to take part in the Competition
September 10th, 2025 – after this day, any changes of the repertoire will not be accepted
The 13th International Paderewski Piano Competition:
November 8th, 2025 – the Competition participants’ arrival to Bydgoszcz
November 9th, 2025 – the Orientation Meeting and the drawing of the performances order
November 9th, 2025 – the Inaugural Concert
November 10th, 2025 – the beginning of the I stage audition
November 13th, 2025 – the announcement of the I stage results
November 14th, 2025 – the beginning of the II stage audition
November 16th, 2025 – the announcement of the II stage results
November 17th, 2025 – day off – rehearsals with the chamber orchestra (Semi-finalists)
November 18th, 2025 – the beginning of the Semi-final audition
November 19th, 2025 – the announcement of the Semi-final results
November 20h, 2025 – day off – rehearsals with the orchestra (Finalists)
November 21st – 22nd, 2025 – the Final of the Competition
November 22nd, 2025 – the announcement of the Prize winners
November 23rd, 2025 – the Awards Ceremony (17.00)
November 23rd, 2025 – the Prize Winners’ Concert
November 23rd,, 2025 – presentation of the Additional Prizes
TBA – the Prize Winners’ Concert in the National Philharmonic Hall
PADEREWSKI COMPETITION
DRAWING THE ORDER
November 9th, 2025
3 p.m. – Drawing the order of performance
Concert Hall of Feliks Nowowiejski Music Academy
Bydgoszcz, Gdańska Street No. 20
An orientation meeting for the participants as well as the determination of their order of their appearance in the Competition – determined by drawing lots – are scheduled the day before the commencement of the 1st stage – namely on November 9th, 2025 at 3 pm.
The presence of all the competitors is obligatory.
The Competition shall follow the order of appearance determined by drawing lots till the end of the Competition.
Only in some exceptional cases may the Chairman of the Jury express consent to alter the order.
PIANO SELECTION
November 8th-9th, 2025
Concert Hall of Feliks Nowowiejski Music Academy
Bydgoszcz, Gdańska Street No. 20
Participants of the 13th International Paderewski Piano Competition can choose one of the instruments by:
INAUGURAL CONCERT
November 9th, 2025
Concert Hall of Paderewski Pomeranian Philharmonic
Bydgoszcz, Szwalbe Street No. 6
5 p.m.
Paderewski Pomeranian Symphony Orchestra
1st STAGE
10-13 listopada 2025 / November 10th – 13th, 2025
39 participants
25-30 minutes
Concert Hall of Feliks Nowowiejski Music Academy
Bydgoszcz, Gdańska Street No. 20
The announcement of the results of the 1st stage – November 13th, 2025 ~4 p.m.
LIVE BROADCAST:
2nd STAGE
14-16 listopada 2025 / November 14th – 16th, 2025
20 participants
40-45 minutes
Concert Hall of Feliks Nowowiejski Music Academy
Bydgoszcz, Gdańska Street No. 20
The announcement of the results of the 2nd stage – November 16th, 2025 ~5 p.m.
SEMI-FINAL
18-19 listopada 2025 / November 18th – 19th, 2025
10 participants
Concert Hall of Paderewski Pomeranian Philharmonic
Bydgoszcz, Szwalbe Street No. 6
The announcement of the results of the Semi-final – November 19th, 2025 ~9.30 p.m.
FINAL
21-22 listopada 2025 / November 21st-22nd, 2025
5 participants
Concert Hall of Paderewski Pomeranian Philharmonic
Bydgoszcz, Szwalbe Street No. 6
Announcement of the results of the 13th International Paderewski Piano Competition ~ 10 p.m.
LAUREATES CONCERT
23 listopada 2025 / November 23rd, 2025
Competition Partners
Competition Sponsors
Co-Financing of the Competition
