XVIII International Chopin Piano Competition

The Eighteenth International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition
Official poster
Date12–23 July 2021 (2021-07-12 – 2021-07-23) (preliminary round)
2–23 October 2021 (2021-10-02 – 2021-10-23) (main stage)
VenueNational Philharmonic, Warsaw
Hosted byFryderyk Chopin Institute
WinnerCanada Bruce Liu
Websitechopin2020.pl/en/
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The XVIII International Chopin Piano Competition (Polish: XVIII Międzynarodowy Konkurs Pianistyczny im. Fryderyka Chopina) was held from 2 to 23 October 2021 in Warsaw. Originally scheduled for 2020, the quinquennial competition was twice postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

87 pianists from 18 countries took part in the main stage of the competition, which was divided into three stages with 87, 45 and 23 participants each, and a final with twelve pianists. The first prize was awarded to Bruce Liu of Canada.