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.

I edition

Laureates of the Competition:

First All-Polish
Ignacy Jan Paderewski
Piano Competition

Bydgoszcz, December 1 - 10, 1961


1st place - Jerzy Maksymiuk, The State Higher School of Music (PWSM) Warsaw - 5.000 PLN.

2nd place - Maria Korecka, PWSM Cracow - 4.000 PLN.

3rd place - Piotr Lachert, PWSM Warsaw - 3.000 PLN.

Honorary mentions:

Maciej Małecki, PWSM Warsaw - 2.000 PLN.

Jacek Weiss, PWSM Cracow - 2.000 PLN.

Hanna Witt, PWSM Katowice - 2000 PLN.