Prizes

Prizes and Awards

33rd International Chopin Piano Competition for Children and Youth

Main Prizes (Financial Awards)

Age Group Award Amount
AGE GROUP I 1st Prize 2,000 €
2nd Prize 1,500 €
3rd Prize 1,200 €
4th Prize 900 €
5th Prize 800 €
6th Prize 700 €
AGE GROUP II 1st Prize 2,500 €
2nd Prize 2,000 €
3rd Prize 1,500 €
AGE GROUP III 1st Prize 3,000 €
2nd Prize 2,500 €
3rd Prize 2,000 €

Special and Non-Statutory Prizes

Founder / Institution Prize Details
The Fryderyk Chopin Institute A recital in Żelazowa Wola on the occasion of Children’s Day (14.06.2026)
The Fryderyk Chopin Institute A recital within the „Musical Quarter-hours” („Kwadranse Muzyczne”) series
Chopin in the Garden of Arts Foundation A recital at the Chopin Centre in Szafarni for the best Polish participants
Director of the Polish Baltic Philharmonic A recital during the Gdansk Autumn of Pianism Festival (29.11.2026)
Artist Management Koltun Germany A series of recitals at European music festivals:

  • Salvatorklänge Festival in Aachen, Germany
  • Kabelmetal Festival in Windeck, Germany
  • Euriade Festival Orpheo in Kerkrade, Netherlands
  • Eifel Musicale Festival in Monschau, Germany
Ljubljana Festival (Slovenia) A concert within the 33rd Young Virtuosi, International Music Cycle of the Ljubljana Festival (19.11.2026)
György Ferenczy Foundation in Budapest Prize for the best performance of a mazurka (an invitation to Hungary)
Chopin Stichting Foundation A recital in Amsterdam (12.07.2026)
Fazioli, Silesia Music Center, Foundation of International Chopin Festivals in Duszniki Zdrój A recital in Duszniki-Zdrój during the 3rd Edition of the Festival „Hand in hand with Chopin” („Pod rękę z Chopinem”, 16-17.08.2026)
Consul of the Republic of Poland in Navarre, Basque Country and La Rioja The Prize of Consul Angel Tellechea Goyena
Staroste of Golub-Dobrzyń District The Prize of the Staroste Jacek Foksiński for the best Polish laureate in II Age Group 
Mayor of Radomin Commune The Prize of Mayor Piotr Wolski in the form of sheet music publications by PWM Edition

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The event is co-financed from the budget of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Government
Co-financed by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage from the Culture Promotion Fund