The Self-Government of the Kuyavia and Pomerania Voivodeship is a patron of the Paderewski Music Association

The Bydgoszcz City Hall is a patron of the Paderewski Music Association




The Competition is a member of the Alink - Argerich Foundation since 2004.

The Competition is a member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions based in Geneva since 2010.

Important dates
The IX International Paderewski Piano Competition, Bydgoszcz, Poland
November 3rd -17th, 2013
 
 
IMPORTANT DATES:
 
March 31st, 2013 - the final deadline of sending the written applications
 
April 30th, 2013 - the candidates are informed about the acceptance of their application or about the invitation to the preliminary audition
 
May – July, 2013 - the preliminary auditions
 
May 31st, 2013 - the deadline of sending the recordings of the repertoire on the VHS or DVD (accepted only in particularly important cases)
                                       
July 31st, 2013 - the announcement of the final list of the candidates, invited to take part in the Competition
 
August 31st, 2013 - the deadline for the invited pianists of send the entrance fee to the Music Association Account Number
 
September 15th, 2013 - after this day, any changes of the repertoire will not be accepted
 
 
COMPETITION - SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
 
November 2nd, 2013               the Competition participants arrival to Bydgoszcz
 
November 3rd, 2013                the Orientation Meeting and the performances order drawing
 
November 3rd, 2013                the Inaugural Concert
 
November 4th, 2013                the beginning of the I stage audition 
 
November 7th, 2013                the announcement of the I stage results 
 
November 8th, 2013                the beginning of the II stage audition 
 
November 10th, 2013              the announcement of the II stage results
 
November 11th, 2013              day off
 
November 12th, 2013              the beginning of the Semi-final audition  
 
November 13th, 2013             the announcement of the Semi-final results
 
November 14th, 2013              day off/practice day for the Finalists with the Orchestra
 
November 15th-16th, 2013       the Final of the Competition
 
November 16th, 2013              the Closing Ceremony
 
November 16th, 2013              the announcement of the Prize winners & the presentation of the Awards
 
November 17th, 2013              the Prize Winners’ Concert
                                    
November 17th , 2013             presentation of the Additional Prizes
 
November 20th, 2013              the I, II and III Prize Winners’ Concert in the National Philharmonic Hall in Warsaw.