Frequently asked questions about the preliminary audition
THE 13th INTERNATIONAL PADEREWSKI PIANO COMPETITION
BYDGOSZCZ, POLAND, November 9th – 23rd, 2025
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The Competition is open to pianists of all nationalities, born between 1993 and 2007.
The following pianists are barred from the Competition:
- pianists who over the last three years (since October 1st, 2022) were regular students of a Juror in any school or academy of music,
- pianists who over the last three years (since October 1st, 2022) took additional private classes with a Juror,
- pianists who are Juror ‘s relatives.
The above restrictions shall not apply to pianists who attended sporadically masterclasses held by a Juror, also online.
REPERTOIRE FOR PRELIMINARY AUDITIONS (maximum – 30 minutes)
Each competitor of preliminary auditions shall perform:
a) 2 virtuoso etudes (one of them by F. Chopin);
b) the first or more movements of a classical sonata (yet always inclusively with the first movement);
c) one or two works of competitor’s choice, in different character, but not from the classical period.
ANSWERS to the FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS about the PRELIMINARY AUDITIONS (maximum – 30 minutes)
- 2 virtuoso etudes (one of them by F. Chopin);
virtuoso character – are officially published and available, performing two etudes by Chopin it’s acceptable,- the first or more movements of a classical sonata (yet always inclusively with the first movement);
sonata by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, you should not repeat the exposition in a sonata,- one or two works of competitor’s choice, in different character, but not from the classical period;
in the case of works such as suites,partitas and sonatas, it is acceptable to perform selected parts of those cycles, it’s allowed to perform two works from one epoch (except classicism), but they should be different in their character.
You can repeat the pieces from the preliminary audition during the 13th Competition in November.
If you have more question, please contact the office of the 13th International Paderewski Piano Competition – info@paderewskicompetition.pl.13th International Paderewski Piano Competition
Paderewski Music Association in Bydgoszcz
PARTNERS:
The Paderewski Pomeranian Philharmonic in Bydgoszcz
The Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz
THE 13rd INTERNATIONAL PADEREWSKI PIANO COMPETITION IS CO-FINANCED BY:
the Minister of Culture and National Heritage of Republic of Poland from the Fund of the Promotion of Culture – a State purpose–specific Fund, as part of the “Music” program, implemented by the National Institute of Music and Dance
City of Bydgoszcz
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