The 1st International Chopin Competition on Period Instruments
The 1st International Chopin Competition on Period Instruments that took place in Warsaw, Poland, on September 2-14, 2018. The competition was organised by the Fryderyk Chopin Institute, and pianists from 9 countries participated in it.[1] All participants were performing Chopin's music on period instruments. They were able to choose the piano themselves. The organisers offered them three restored original pianos - 1837 Érard, the 1842 Pleyel, the 1847-1848 Broadwood and 2 replicas - the 1826 Buchholtz (Paul McNulty) and the 1819 Graf (McNulty).
The winner was a young pianist from Poland Tomasz Ritter.[2]
References
change- ↑ "I Międzynarodowy Konkurs Chopinowski na Instrumentach Historycznych". iccpi.eu. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ↑ Moran, Michael (2018-01-31). "1st International Chopin Competition on Period Instruments. 2–14 September 2018". Classical Music Festivals and Competitions in Poland and Germany - with occasional unrelated detours. Retrieved 2021-08-02.