The Eighteenth International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition | |
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Date | 12–23 July 2021 2–23 October 2021 (main stage) | (preliminary round)
Venue | National Philharmonic, Warsaw |
Hosted by | Fryderyk Chopin Institute |
Winner | Bruce Liu |
Website | chopin2020 |
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.