Results
Competition Results
The Jury consisting of:
Prof. Katarzyna Popowa-Zydroń – Chairwoman of the Jury
Prof. Beata Bilińska | Prof. Paweł Wakarecy | Prof. Xin Wang | Prof. Ingolf Wunder
AGE GROUP I
After hearing 16 participants on May 30, 2026, the Jury decided to award the following prizes:
| 1st Prize | Ryan JIANG (Canada) |
| 2nd Prize | Oleksandr KOSTYSHYN (Ukraine) |
| 3rd Prize | Alex Gardar PAULSSON (Iceland) |
| 4th Prize | Teodor DOBROWOLSKI (Poland) |
| 5th Prize | Jinang LYU (China) |
| 6th Prize | Olivia Yuxin LI (USA) |
| Distinctions |
Olivia YAN (Australia)
Kira LUKASHEVICH (Belarus)
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AGE GROUP II
After hearing 19 participants on May 29, 2026, the Jury decided to award the following prizes:
| 1st Prize | Szymon GOŚLIŃSKI (Poland) |
| 2nd Prize | Guillaume BENOLIEL (France) |
| 3rd Prize | Weitong GENG (Canada) |
| Distinctions |
Zongxi LIU (China)
Stefan SZYPURA (Switzerland)
Franciszek Michał WRONA (Poland)
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AGE GROUP III
After hearing 16 participants on May 28, 2026, the Jury decided to award the following prizes:
| 1st Prize | Oliver HAK (Poland) |
| 2nd Prize | Igor ŚWIĄTEK (Poland) |
| 3rd Prize | Bingling KE (China) |
| Distinctions |
Elena NEUMANN (Germany)
Adam MUSZYŃSKI (Poland)
Yuanzhong FU (China)
Yihan SHENG (China)
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Special and Non-Statutory Prizes
After hearing 51 participants from all three age groups on May 28-30, 2026.
| Prize / Institution | Laureates |
|---|---|
| The Fryderyk Chopin Institute A recital in Żelazowa Wola on the occasion of Children’s Day (14.06.2026) |
Teodor DOBROWOLSKI Szymon GOŚLIŃSKI Franciszek Michał WRONA |
| The Fryderyk Chopin Institute A recital within the „Musical Quarter-hours” („Kwadranse Muzyczne”) series |
Adam MUSZYŃSKI Jacob SARWER Igor ŚWIĄTEK |
| Chopin in the Garden of Arts Foundation A recital at the Chopin Centre in Szafarnia for the best Polish participants |
Teodor DOBROWOLSKI Szymon GOŚLIŃSKI Oliver HAK |
| Director of the Polish Baltic Philharmonic A recital during the Gdansk Autumn of Pianism Festival (29.11.2026) |
Oleksandr KOSTYSHYN Teodor DOBROWOLSKI |
| Artist Management Koltun Germany A series of recitals at European music festivals |
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| Ljubljana Festival (Slovenia) A concert within the 34th Young Virtuosi, International Music Cycle (19.11.2026) |
Oliver HAK Igor ŚWIĄTEK |
| György Ferenczy Foundation in Budapest Prize for the best performance of a mazurka (an invitation to Hungary) |
Bingling KE Yihan SHENG |
| Chopin Stichting Foundation A recital in Amsterdam (12.07.2026) |
Igor ŚWIĄTEK |
| Fazioli, Silesia Music Center, Foundation of International Chopin Festivals A recital in Duszniki-Zdrój during the 3rd Edition of the Festival „Hand in hand with Chopin” (16-17.08.2026) |
Szymon GOŚLIŃSKI Adam MUSZYŃSKI |
| Consul of the RP in Navarre, Basque Country and La Rioja The Prize of Consul Angel Tellechea Goyena |
Elena NEUMANN |
| Staroste of Golub-Dobrzyń District The Prize of Staroste Jacek Foksiński for the best Polish laureate in Age Group II |
Szymon GOŚLIŃSKI |
| Mayor of Radomin Commune The Prize of Mayor Piotr Wolski in the form of sheet music publications by PWM Edition |
Alex Gardar PAULSSON |
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Congratulations to all participants and laureates on their wonderful performances!
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