Basia Bernhardt

The KF 68th Chopin Piano Competition has been an amazing musical feast! The level of the contestants was very high. Our distinct jury members consisted of the highly regarded pianists: Akiko Ebi from Japan, Ewa Poblocka from Poland, Krzysztof Jablonski from Poland/Canada, Linda Perikova from Czech Republic and Maestro Piotr Gajewski from the US.
Three finalists performed with the members of the National Philharmonic, and the Award Ceremony took place at the Residence of the Ambassador of the Republic of Poland.
The winners were announced:
First Prize - Yuya Nishimoto from Japan
The Second Prize was split between Athena Deng from Canada and Antoni Kleczek from Poland.
Szymanowski Prize was divided between Yuya Nishimoto and Athena Deng.
Congratulations!

Please join us for the following upcoming event:

Celebrating International Children’s Day with Young Musical Talents

Saturday, June 3, 2023, 3 PM
The Kosciuszko Foundation Washington DC
2025 O St. NW
Washington DC 20036
FREE ENTRY

The program will feature:

Sujit Hegde
Chopin – Nocturne Op.32 No.1
Debussy – From Preludes Book I “Interrupted Serenade”

Anastasia Fitenko
Copland – The Cat and the Mouse
Chopin – Nocturne Op.72 No.1

Evelina Kleczek
Chopin – Scherzo No.4 Op.54
Debussy – The Joyful Island

Matthew Chang
Ligeti – Etude No.4 “Fanfares”
Chopin – Nocturne Op.62 No.2
Prokofiev – Sonata No.7 Op.83 – Precipitato

Antoni Kleczek
Chopin – Nocturne Op.9 No.3
Liszt – Transcendental Etude No.5 “Feux Follets”
Prokofiev – Sonata No.6 Op.82 – Vivace

More: https://thekf.org/event/kf-dc-chopin-for-our-youths-celebrating-international-children-day-with-the-music-of-fryderyk-chopin/