INFORMATION PORTAL OF THE MARSHAL'S OFFICE OF THE KUJAWSKO-POMORSKIE Region IN TORUŃ

The 13th International Ignacy Jan Paderewski Piano Competition is currently taking place in Bydgoszcz. The inaugural concert on Sunday featured pianist Mateusz Krzyżowski and the Pomeranian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra conducted by Mykola Diadiura. The event is sponsored by the self-government of the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Region. Online broadcasts are available on the Paderewski International Piano Competition YouTube channel.

“The competition aspect is, of course, important, but in this case not the most important. Above all, it is a festival of beautiful music. Through it, we honor the memory of Ignacy Jan Paderewski – an outstanding piano virtuoso, composer, statesman, and great Polish patriot; we promote talented young artists and Polish culture,” emphasized Marshal Piotr Całbecki.

The preliminary auditions were held in May and June in Warsaw, Seoul, Tokyo, Shanghai, New York, Vienna, and Sacile, Italy. As a result of a thorough qualification process, 51 pianists from 15 countries were admitted to participate. The total prize pool amounts to 62,000 euros. The awards gala and winners’ concert will take place in Bydgoszcz on November 23, followed by a laureates’ concert at the National Philharmonic in Warsaw on November 24.

The chairman of the international jury and artistic director of the competition is the distinguished Polish pianist Piotr Paleczny.

All stages of the competition are being streamed live on the Paderewski International Piano Competition YouTube channel.

Information, audition schedules, the competition studio, and live reviews are available at konkurspaderewskiego.pl.

Beata Krzemińska
Spokesperson of the Marshal’s Office

11 November 2025