The 17-member judging panel will be chaired by American pianist Garrick Ohlsson, winner of the 1970 Warsaw competition.
Joining him are Dang Thai Son, the 1980 competition winner, and Yulianna Avdeeva, the 2010 winner.
The panel also includes renowned pianists Nelson Goerner, Kevin Kenner, Robert McDonald, Krzysztof Jabłoński, Piotr Paleczny and Ewa Pobłocka, as well as American musicologist and Chopin scholar John Rink and British music critic John Allison.
Several hundred pianists from around the world are expected to apply for the event by submitting video recordings of the first-round programme.
By May, a selection panel will announce the names of 160 pianists invited to Warsaw for the preliminary round.
Of these, 80 will advance to compete for honours in October.
The 19th International Chopin Piano Competition will officially open on October 2, 2025, with a gala concert featuring several past winners.
The 2025 prizewinners will be announced on October 20.
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