The 28th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition for Children and Youth,
Szafarnia 2021
12 – 16 May 2021
RESULTS OF THE 28TH INTERNATIONAL FRYDERYK CHOPIN PIANO COMPETITION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN SZAFARNIA
GROUP I
I Prize: Leping HO (Canada)
II Prize: Alicja Pia BORKOWSKA (Poland)
III Prize: Zhang COLIN (Canada)
Distinctions:
Sofiia KOTIUK (Poland)
Zuzanna WOJDAK (Poland)
GROUP II
I Prize: Pei Lin Oisin PU (Ireland)
II Prize: Joanna Maja JASNOWSKA (Poland)
III Prize: Bartosz Aleksander FRYDEL (Poland)
Distinctions I class:
Zuzanna Maria KOPCIUCH (Poland)
Zuzanna KRYSTIAN-BROWALSKA (Poland)
Distinctions II class:
Piotr Marcin TYMURA (Poland)
Jakub STANISZEWSKI (Poland)
Klėja KAŠUBAITĖ (Lithuania)
GROUP III
Laureates:
I Prize: Yiming SUN (China)
II Prize: Yonghuan ZHONG (China)
III Prize ex aequo: Yehuda PROKOPOWICZ (Poland)
III Prize ex aequo: Zihan JIANG (China)
III Prize ex aequo: Eryk KOSZELA (Poland)
Distinctions:
Monica ZHANG (Italy)
Jakub KOSECKI (Poland)
Additional prizes:
- Prize of the Chopin w Ogrodzie Sztuk Foundation. Concert in Szafarnia:
Alicja Pia BORKOWSKA (Poland)
Bartosz Aleksander FRYDEL (Poland)
Yehuda PROKOPOWICZ (Poland)
Eryk KOSZELA (Poland)
- Prize of the György Ferenczy Foundation in Budapest for the best performance of a Fryderyk Chopin’s mazurka:
Yiming SUN (China)
Eryk KOSZELA (Poland)
- Prize of the Music Academy’s Rector in Bydgoszcz in the character of half recital at the academy legal address.:
Yehuda PROKOPOWICZ (Poland)
- Prize of the Director of the Chopin Centre in Szafarnia. Concert in Szafarnia:
Yiming SUN (China)
Yonghuan ZHONG (China)
- Prize of The Fryderyk Chopin Institute. Concert in Żelazowa Wola (June 13th 2021):
Alicja Pia BORKOWSKA (Poland)
Joanna Maja JASNOWSKA (Poland)
We would like to thank all participants, teachers and guardians for the sent recordings.
SCHEDULE OF THE COMPETITION
Schedule of The 28th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition
for Children and Youth, Szafarnia 2021
May 12th, 2021 / 9.00 a.m. – 6.45 p.m.
AUDITIONS – GROUP III
The Chopin Centre in Szafarnia
May 13th, 2021 / 09.00 a.m. – 6.45 p.m.
AUDITIONS – GROUP III
The Chopin Centre in Szafarnia
May 14th, 2021 / 09.00 a.m. – 5.10 p.m.
AUDITIONS – GROUP I, GROUP II
The Chopin Centre in Szafarnia
May 15th 2021/ 09.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.
AUDITIONS – GROUP II
The Chopin Centre in Szafarnia
May 16th, 2021 / 12.00 p.m.
PRIZEWINNERS CONCERT, ANNOUNCEMENT OF RESULTS
The Chopin Centre in Szafarnia
COMPETITION ONLINE
Due to the pandemic situation in Poland and abroad we would like to inform you that the form of the Competition has changed. It will be held online. In connection with the above, the Regulations of the Competition have been changed.
Please note, that the Competition participants are obliged to fill in the online form to accept the new Regulations. The link to the form has been sent via the email messages.
The deadline for accepting the new Regulations is April 16, 2021.
JURY OF THE COMPETITION*
prof. Katarzyna Popowa-Zydroń (Akademia Muzyczna im. Feliksa Nowowiejskiego w Bydgoszczy, Polska) – the Chairman of the Jury
prof. Izabella Darska-Havasi (Fundacja im. György Ferenczy w Budapeszcie, Hungary)
prof. Akiko Ebi („Geidai” Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, Japan)
prof. Maria Murawska (Akademia Muzyczna im. Feliksa Nowowiejskiego w Bydgoszczy, Poland)
prof. Martin von der Heydt (Hochschule für Künste Bremen, German)
prof. Piotr Paleczny (Uniwersytet Muzyczny im. Fryderyka Chopina w Warszawie, Poland)
prof. Andrzej Tatarski (Akademia Muzyczna im. Ignacego Jana Paderewskiego w Poznaniu, Poland)
* The jury of the competition committee may change due to the epidemiological situation.
WE HAVE ENDED THE REGISTRATION OF APPLICATIONS
BELOW THE LIST OF CLASSIFIED PARTICIPANTS
I Group:
Alicja Pia BORKOWSKA (Polska/Poland)
Anna Nanami CHMUROVA (Słowacja/Slovakia)
Zhang COLIN (Kanada/Canada)
Aleksandra DZIEŻA (Polska/Poland)
Emmeline Chloe HADELI (Indonezja/Indonesia)
Leping HO (Kanada/Canada)
Sofiia KOTIUK (Polska/Poland)
Zuzanna WOJDAK (Polska/Poland)
Mariia YERMAK (Ukraina/Ukraine)
II Group:
Idil Naz ALICI (Turcja/Turkey)
Katarina Misaki CHMUROVA (Słowacja/Slovakia)
Maja CIERACH (Polska/Poland)
Bartosz Aleksander FRYDEL (Polska/Poland)
Natasza ILJIN (Polska/Poland)
Joanna Maja JASNOWSKA (Polska/Poland)
Kaja KAŠUBAITĖ (Litwa/ Lithuania)
Klėja KAŠUBAITĖ (Litwa/ Lithuania)
Yaroslav KONTCHITS (Białoruś/ Belarus)
Zuzanna Maria KOPCIUCH (Polska/Poland)
Zuzanna KRYSTIAN-BROWALSKA (Polska/Poland)
Jan Mateusz KWIATKOWSKI (Polska/Poland)
Ignacy Karol PIEKARZ (Polska/Poland)
Pei Lin Oisin PU (Irlandia/Ireland)
Samuel SABBAH (Norwegia/Norway)
Jakub STANISZEWSKI (Polska/Poland)
Piotr Marcin TYMURA (Polska/Poland)
Antonina WALISZEWSKA (Polska/Poland)
Bartosz WĄTROBA (Polska/Poland)
Julia Joanna WILLNER-PASTER (Polska/Poland)
III Group:
Michi ARAI (Japonia/Japan)
Piotr Zbigniew CZERWIŃSKI (Polska/Poland)
Xin Ran GONG (Chiny/China)
Antonius HALL (Niemcy/Germany)
Zihan JIANG (Chiny/China)
Maciej Jaromir JONCZYK (Polska/Poland)
Szymon JUCHNO (Polska/Poland)
Jakub KOSECKI (Polska/Poland)
Eryk KOSZELA (Polska/Poland)
Miłosz Aleksander KOT (Polska/Poland)
Hanna KOZYAK (Ukraina/Ukraine)
Miron Augustyn ŁAJMING (Polska/Poland)
Jan MÜLLER (Szwajcaria/Switzerland)
Dennis Cornelius ORKISZEWSKI (Polska/Poland)
Marta PAPOIAN (Polska/Poland)
Yehuda PROKOPOWICZ (Polska/Poland)
Xinyue QIU (Chiny/China)
Daniel ROŻEK (Polska/Poland)
Marianna SEREDA (Polska/Poland)
Yiming SUN (Chiny/China)
Bartłomiej Zdzisław ŚLIMAK (Polska/Poland)
Małgorzata Maria UZIAŁKO (Polska/Poland)
Tomasz WIDŁAK (Polska/Poland)
Samuele Giovanni VALENZANO (Włochy/Italy)
Monica ZHANG (Włochy/Italy)
Yonghuan ZHONG (Chiny/China)
!ATTENTION!
Due to problems with the server of our website, which has ceased to be supported in several countries, we kindly inform you that the deadline for submitting applications to the 28th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition for Children and Youth in Szafarnia is extended to March 12 (Friday) 2021. If you have any problems with sending the form, please contact the following e-mail addresses:
- konkurs@szafarnia.art.pl
- osrodekchopinowski@gmail.com
FOR NEW CANDIDATES
FOR CANDIDATES WHO APPLIED TO 2020 COMPETITION
We would like to inform that all previous applications that were submitted in 2020 remain valid for the postponed 28th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition for Children and Youth. The candidates are obliged to confirm their participation or resign from the competition in 2021 by completing the form below. In case of resignation from the competition, the competition fee will be fully refunded to the account provided in the form below.
Please note that age groups for the next competition change:
- group I – for those born in 2011, 2012, 2013 or younger.
- group II – for those born in 2008, 2009, 2010.
- group III – for those born in 2004 *, 2005, 2006, 2007.
* (applies to applications received by June 30, 2020)
In case of changing the age group, the participant should adjust the competition program in accordance with the Rules.
Changes in the repertoire should be submitted by March 8, 2021 to e-mail (konkurs@szafarnia.art.pl)
Please confirm your participation in the Competition, which will take place on the new date May 13-16, 2021 using the form below. The deadline for sending confirmations is March 8, 2021. All applications that have not been confirmed will expire after that date.