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The National Chopin Piano Competition of the United States in Miami

February 05, 2020

The National Chopin Piano Competition of the United States (“National Competition”) is designed to offer performance opportunities and financial support to young American pianists, and to enable the Prize Winners to take part in the 18th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw. Initiated in 1975, and held in Miami every five years, the National Competition rules reflect closely the regulations and requirements of the International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, Poland.

The National Competition is open to pianists holding U.S. citizenship (native born or naturalized), born between 1990 and 2004, demonstrating a professional level of performance.

Competition Sessions – Preliminaries, Quarter and Semi-Finals


The Preliminaries, Quarter and Semi-Finals are FREE to the public, and require no tickets or reservations.

February 22 - March 1, 2020
Miami-Dade County Auditorium - Miami, Florida
Competition Prizes
First Prize $100,000

Underwritten by Blanka A. Rosenstiel and the Rosenstiel Foundation
Second Prize $30,000

Underwritten by Brenda Bruce Fountain
Third Prize $20,000

Underwritten by the Chopin Foundation Board of Directors
Three finalists/non-medalists $5,000 each

Fourth Prize Underwritten by Anne E. Leibowitz Fund

Fifth Prize Underwritten by Gray & Sons Jewelers

Sixth Prize Underwritten by VS Miami Properties Group & Vivianne Swietelsky
Semifinalist not advanced to the finals $1,000 each

Underwritten by Sasha Gorodnitzki Foundation
Special Prizes $2,000 each


Best Mazurka co-sponsored by the Hon. Bruce S. Mencher & the Chopin Foundation

Best Polonaise underwritten by Polish Cultural Institute New York

Best Sonata underwritten by Gray & Sons Jewelers

Best Concerto underwritten by an Anonymous Donor
Other Awards
First Prize Winner

Concert tour in the United States and abroad
Studio recording on the Steinway & Sons record label
First and Second Prize Winners

Automatic admission to the XVIII International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw in October 2020
Third Prize Winner

Automatic Acceptance to the Preliminary Round of the XVIII International Chopin Competition in Warsaw, April 2020 Travel expenses covered by the Chopin Foundation
Other Finalists

All-expense-paid trip to Warsaw, Poland, to attend the Preliminary Round for the XVIII International Chopin Piano Competition in April 2020, if accepted

All Finalists’ trips to Poland underwritten by Isa Leibowitz, in memory of Marvin Leibowitz

www.chopin.org