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Polish pianist and teacher Piotr Paleczny studied with Jan Ekier in Warsaw. At the 1970 International Chopin Piano Competition he won third prize and a special award for his interpretation of a polonaise. He has appeared with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the Gewandhaus Orchestra, and has performed at Carnegie Hall, the Vienna Musikverein and Suntory Hall in Tokyo.
Paleczny teaches at the Chopin University of Music in Warsaw. The university named him an honorary professor in 2017 and awarded him an honorary doctorate in 2022. He has led the International Chopin Festival in Duszniki-Zdrój since 1993 and the International Paderewski Piano Competition in Bydgoszcz since 2004 as artistic director.
In 2025 he returned to the jury of the International Chopin Piano Competition and chaired its preliminary jury. His distinctions include Poland’s Gloria Artis Gold Medal and Japan’s Order of the Rising Sun.
Portrait: International Chopin Piano Competition