The Second Meeting of the Organizers of Chopin Piano Competitions

Warsaw/Radziejowice 20-22 September 2016

Plenary meeting
chair Artur Szklener, NIFC Director

• official greeting by Artur Szklener,
• official address of Agnieszka Grunwald, Deputy Director in Department of International Relations of The Ministry of Culture and National Heritage,
• key-note speaker – prof. Wojciech Świtała In The Eyes of the Jury Member. On evaluating the competitors and jury members in piano competition.
  

First working session CCC patronage program
chair Artur Szklener, NIFC Director

• introductory presentation by Wojciech Marchwica, NIFC Deputy Director Base conditions and benefits related to participation and the cooperation within the Chopin Competitions’ Conference.
  
• discussion and modification of ‘The CCC Regulations Chart’.

Second working session Case studies and special issues
chair W. Marchwica, NIFC Deputy Director

• The 17^th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw – Artur Szklener, General Director After the great competition – remarks.
  
• Miami, National Chopin Piano Competition of the USA – Jadwiga Gewert, Competition Director Sponsorship and Fundraising Program – the American experience.
  
• discussion

Third working session Chopin Competitions Worldwide
chair J. Michniewicz, Chief specialist of Piano Competitions / W. Marchwica, NIFC Deputy Director

Self-presentations by representatives of competitions participating at the conference for the first time:

• Petrozavodsk, International Chopin Piano Competition for Young Pianists  Chopin Competition in Petrozavodsk 2009-2015.
  
• Moscow International Frederick Chopin Competition for young pianists.
• Istanbul/Mugla, The Chopin International Academy of TOVAK Foundation in Turkey The project 'Chopin in Turkey' presentation.
• Daegu, Korea, Asia-Pacific International Chopin Piano Competition.
• Cairo, International Chopin Piano Competition in Egypt Chopin on the banks of the Nile.
• Beijing International F. Chopin Piano Competition for Young Pianists Time for F. Chopin Piano Competition for Young Pianists in China.
  

Special reports by CCC participants:

• Vilnius, International Polish Grand Piano Competition – Festival dedicated to F. Chopin.
  
• Warszawa, International Fryderyk Chopin Competition for Amateur Pianists The activities of Fryderyk Chopin Society.
• Tomsk, Russia, The Siberian International Chopin Piano Competition Third Edition of the Siberian International Chopin Piano Competition in May 2016.
  
• Rzeszów, International Subcarpathian Chopin Piano Competition for Young Pianists The Promotion of the Laureates of Competitions for Children and Youth.
  
• Miami, National Chopin Piano Competition of the USA Possibility of organizing Chopin Master Classes in Poland, conducted by past International Chopin Competition’s jury members, in the years preceding the competition: in 2017, 2018, 2019.
• Hannover, Germany, International Piano Competition.
• Darmstadt International Chopin Piano Competition Required repertoire for the next Chopin Competition in Darmstadt 2017.
  
• Canberra, Australian International Chopin Piano Competition.
  
• Budapest, International Chopin Piano Competition in Budapest Presentation of the 7^th International Chopin Piano Competition in Budapest, 2016.
  

Final discussion.

Technical arrangements concerning further CCC activities.

Conclusions

• The conference participants approved the document (CCC Regulations Chart)
• It was agreed that CCC congresses should take place approximately every eighteen months and should be held in Poland, on account of its special role as Chopin’s homeland and the numerous places associated with the composer
• It was suggested that the dates of future congresses be linked to other events, such as the ‘Chopin and his Europe’ festival or a congress of the World Federation of Chopin Societies
• It was considered appropriate not only to publish a list of participants on the CCC website, but to accompany the names with photographs. Hence the request to submit your photographs
• The question was raised of the Fryderyk Chopin Institute helping to promote prize-winners of the competitions represented at the conference. The Institute’s representatives declared their readiness to help, depending on the financial possibilities and the capacity of the concert series organised by the Institute

The speeches made by conference participants are available after logging-in as bookmarks to the programme