The 2nd International Chopin Competition on Period Instruments ended with a concert of the winners on October 15, 2023 in the Concert Hall of the National Philharmonic in Warsaw (Poland).
The jury, chaired by Professor Wojciech Świtała, consisting of:
Paolo Giacometti
Yves Henry
Tobias Koch
Václav Luks
Janusz Olejniczak
Olga Pashchenko
Ewa Pobłocka
Andreas Staier
Wojciech Świtała
decided to award the following prizes and distinctions
MAIN PRIZES:
1st prize – Eric Guo, Canada
2nd prize – Piotr Pawlak, Poland
3rd prize ex aequo – Angie Zhang, USA
3rd prize ex aequo – Yonghuan Zhong, China
Equal distinctions: Martin Nöbauer, Austria and Kamila Sacharzewska, Poland
SPECIAL PRIZES:
Prize for the highest-ranked Polish pianist funded by the ORLEN Foundation – Piotr Pawlak, Poland
Prize for the best performance of Mazurkas funded by the Polish Radio – Eric Guo, Canada
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