Chopin Competition: a short history

Discover almost a century of great music making. Discover the history of the Chopin Competition in Warsaw. The Chopin Competition is for classical music what the Olympic Games are for sport. It is a global event with a rich and colourful history, full of passion and unexpected turns of action. Stars were born here. Royalties came to applaud. Crowds waited anxiously for the results all the night long. And Chopin’s music gloriously resounded.