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.

II edition

The laureates of the competition:

Second All-Polish
Ignacy Jan Paderewski
Piano Competition

Bydgoszcz, October 16 - 26, 1986


1st prize - Wojciech Kocyan - 110.000 PLN

2nd prize - Andrzej Janaszek - 85.000 PLN

3nd prize - was not awarded

4th prize - Marek Wysocki - 50.000 PLN

5th prize - Joanna Szczepaniak - 45.000 PLN:

6th prize ( ex equo ):

  • Tamara Granat - 40.000 PLN
  • Maciej Zagórski - 40.000 PLN

Andrzej Janaszek received a special prize in the amount of 30.000 PLN for the best rendition of Paderewski's composition as well as the prize of the Society for Music in Bydgoszcz in the amount of 50.000 PLN, for the best rendition of a concert with an orchestra.

Wojciech Kocyan received the award of Waldemar Malicki in the amount of 15.000 PLN, for the best rendition of Liszt's rhapsody as well as the prize for the youngest contestant of "Jeunesse Musicales" in the amount of 10.000 PLN.