On October12th, the second-round auditions of the 17th Fryderyk Chopin International Piano Competition were completed. Over the course of 4 days, 43 pianists from 16 countries performed. According to the Competition rules and regulations, the jury – led by Prof. Katarzyna Popowa-Zydroń – to the 3rd round admitted 20 participants from 12 countries, including: 3 from Poland, 3 from South Korea, 3 from United States, 2 from Russia, 2 from Canada, 1 from: Italy, Croatia, Ukraine, Japan, Czech Republic, Latvia and China. The auditions for the third round will begin on October 14th, 10 a.m. and will last until October 16th. The first pianist to perform will be Luigi Carroccia from Italy. The names of the Competition’s finalists will be announced on October 16th, late evening.
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