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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