The Chopin Festival - Gala Concert

Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition with Gala Concert, Talks, Exhibition, Chopin Jazz The V Chopin Festival returns to the Polish Social and Cultural Centre POSK, in London, on Saturday the 23rd January 2027 precisely on the 100th Aniversary of the International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw. With an outstanding programme of Chopin's music played by the finest pianists - most of whom have taken part in the Competition, accompanied by a complementary programme of Chopin Talks by international Chopin experts ,an Exhibition on the Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition and a Jazz concert of Chopin Music, an amazing Festival is promised. The Gala Concert and highlight of the Chopin Festival features – Konrad Skolarski - known for his extraordinary technique and his own recognizable style of interpretation. He holds a doctoral degree in musical arts and is an Assistant Professor at the Chair of Piano at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw. His students are laureates or semi-finalists of international piano competitions; He teaches masterclasses all around the world. In addition, he has also served as a jury member of international piano competitions. Between 1995 and 1998, he studied under Janusz Olejniczak . https://konradskolarski.com/ Adam Kałduński - his lyrical tone and captivating interpretations have taken him twice to the International Chopin Piano Competition. He reached Stage II in the 18th edition and appeared in the final stages and prize-winners concert of the 19th competition in 2025 having been awarded the Special Prize for Best Performance of a Ballade. Kałduński is an experienced competitor, having won the 2nd International Chopin Competition for Young Pianists in Beijing (2019) and the Premio Amadeus International Piano Competition (2023). He regularly performs in Poland and abroad, with recitals in venues such as the National Philharmonic in Warsaw and NOSPR in Katowice. He studied at the Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz earning a master’s degree in 2020 going on to complete his postgraduate studies in 2022. https://adamkaldunski.com/en/strona-glowna-en Zuzanna Sejbuk is currently studying at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music with Prof. Joanna Ławrynowicz-Just. She has won piano competitions both in Poland and abroad, including the latest being - Grand Prix at the National Piano Competition of the Centre for Artistic Education for Students of Secondary Music Schools in Warsaw 2024,- First prize at the 5th National A. Harasiewicz Piano Competition in Warsaw 2024.Zuzanna was also third in the 53rd National Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw. She was the only Polish woman to represent Poland at the 19th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in 2025. https://sejbuk.com/en Lucas Krupiński performing with the cellist Kacper Nowak. Lucas has won many major piano competitions including all prizes at the 7th San Marino International Piano Competition, the Chopin Geselschaft in Hannover, Aachen, Goerlitz, and the Yamaha Music Foundation of Europe. His debut album Espressione was nominated for the International Classical Music Awards in 2018, alongside albums by Kristian Zimmerman and Evgeny Kissen. https://www.lucaskrupinski.co.uk Kacper has won the Johannes Brahms Competition in Pörtschach, Austria, the Rotary International Competition Madrid Velázquez, the International Music Competition in Vienna and the Edmond Baert International Cello Competition in Brussels. In 2022, he made his debut at the Wiener Konzerthaus performing Beethoven’s Triple Concerto with the Wiener Kammerorchester. Instagram Adam Repa enjoys a varied career as a soloist, chamber musician, teacher, composer, and arranger. He has performed with the Derby Concert Orchestra. Most recently, he made his American recital debut in Baltimore, where he performed Chopin's Piano Sonata No. 3. He is a laureate of the Cambridge Competitive Music Festival and serves as Assistant Artistic Director and Joint Administrator of The Chopin Society UK. https://www.adamrepa.com/