The organizers of the Chopin Piano
Competition for Children and Youth in Egypt invite applicants to its upcoming
edition scheduled to take place in May 2025.
The competition is open
to pianists of all nationalities living or residing in Egypt. It includes
four age categories, with the maximum age of applicants being 25 years at
the time of the competition's finale.
The competition's website clarifies
all age categories and expected repertoire to be prepared by the applicant. Interested
candidates can register online by filling out the registration form
available through
this link.
Registration documents include a fully
completed online form, a current passport photo (portrait in good quality), a
scan of the identity card or passport, and a copy of the birth
certificate.
The Chopin Piano Competition for
Children and Youth in Egypt is organized by the Poland embassy in Cairo
and the European Foundation for Education and Culture Zielona Góra,
Poland.
The Egyptian Youth Music Association
(founded in 1985) started the competition in 2010, in collaboration
with the Polish embassy, and the Cairo Opera House that hosted a concert
by the winners.
Over the
years, the initiative has witnessed many modifications. Its most
recent editions saw collaboration between the embassy, the European
Foundation for Education through its Rahn Education Schulen (headquartered in
Leipzig with branches worldwide), and the Cairo Opera House.
Since the establishment of the
competition, winners have been awarded a concert at the Cairo Opera House
and a trip to Poland, which is an attempt to follow in Frederic Chopin’s
footsteps.
The 2023 edition also included a
concert by the winners — Ali Abdel-Razik, Shahd Magdy,
and Mahmoud El-Batran — at the Lubuska Land Museum in
Zielona Góra, Poland, the first such experience for the competition
participants outside their home country.
Source: Ahram
Online
