The history of competitions in the Music School in Rzeszów.
The Music School in Rzeszów was established in 1944. It was one of the first institutions of this kind in Poland after the 2nd world war. Since the first years of its existence the school has organised regular competitions - firstly for its own students, then their range has been increased to the regional, national and the international ones.
First competition in 1947 - the Contest of Young Talent
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Eminent laureates - students of the music school in Rzeszów at that time: Adam Harasiewicz - subsequently, the winner of the International Warsaw Chopin Competition in 1955 Wojciech Kilar - the word-famous composer – the patron of the Music School Complex since 2003
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1980 – the first children's Chopin Piano Competition
2007 – the 1st All-Poland Subcarpathian Chopin Piano Competition
2010 – the 1st International edition of the Subcarpathian Chopin Piano Competition
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JURY: Edward Wolanin – Warszawa, Poland Zbigniew Raubo – Katowice, Poland Oksana Rapita – Lviv, Ukraine Mirosław Herbowski - Kraków, Poland
- Participants age - up to 18 years old
- Jury member from abroad
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2012 – the 2nd International edition of the Subcarpathian Chopin Piano Competition
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JURY: Magdalena Lisak - Katowice, Poland Edward Wolanin – Warszawa, Poland - chairman Maria Korecka-Soszkowska - Łódz, Poland
- Age limit increased to 19 years
- Outstanding laureates from Poland and from abroad won free participation in Master Classes
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2014 – the 3rd International edition of the Subcarpathian Chopin Piano Competition
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JURY: Andrzej Jasiński - Katowice (Poland) - chairman Sukyung Shin - Seul (South Korea) Edward Wolanin - Warszawa (Poland) Radosław Sobczak - Warszawa (Poland)
- Honorary Patronage of the Fryderyk Chopin Institute in Warsaw
- Age limit increased to 21 years
- Participants from Europe and from China
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2017 – the 4th International edition of the Subcarpathian Chopin Piano Competition
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JURY:
Andrzej Jasiński (Poland) - Chairman
Maria Korecka-Soszkowska (Poland) Izabella Darska Havasi (Hungary) Yoon Ju Oh (South Korea)
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- 74 participants from 10 countries of the world (China, South Korea, Czech Republic, Germany, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Hungary, Ukraine)
- Benfits provided by the Fryderyk Chopin Institute in Warsaw under the terms of the NIFC Patronage
- Alink-Argerich Foundation membership
- Prizes - recitals in Żelazowa Wola (the Chopin's birth place) and at the Fryderyk Chopin Museum in Warsaw, concert with the Subcarpathian Philharmonic orchestra
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2019 – the 5th International edition of the Subcarpathian Chopin Piano Competition
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JURY:
Janusz Olejniczak (Poland) - Chairman
Mariola Cieniawa (Poland) Waldemar Wojtal (Poland) Vincenzo Balzani (Italy)
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- 67 participants from 15 countries around the world (Armenia, Belarus, China and Hong Kong, Estonia, Spain, Japan, South Korea, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Slovenia, Ukraine, Hungary)
- Competition recommended by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage
- NIFC patronage, membership in the Alink-Argerich Foundation
- Cooperation with the PWM publishing house and the "Silesia" Institution of Promotion and Dissemination of Culture in Katowice
- Prizes - recitals in Żelazowa Wola (the Chopin's birth place) and at the Fryderyk Chopin Museum in Warsaw, renowned master classes in Poland and Italy.
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2022 – the 6th International edition of the Subcarpathian Chopin Piano Competition
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JURY:
Andrzej Jasiński (Poland) - chairman
Professor Mariola Cieniawa-Puchała (Poland) Waldemar Wojtal (Poland) Izabella Darska Havasi (Hungary)
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- Due to the pandemic situation in all over the word the Competition was held online. The performances of the participants were avaliable at the YouTube channel during the hearing by the Jury.
- 66 participants from 7 countries (Germany, Hungary, Lithuania, Russia, South Korea, Ukraine).
- Benfits provided by the Fryderyk Chopin Institute in Warsaw under the terms of the NIFC Patronage.
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