World-renowned concert pianist Dang Thai Son performs at a programme (Source: VNA)

 According to the Fryderyk Chopin Institute, over 500 young artists, with half of them from Asia, have registered for this year’s competition. A committee will select one third of the candidates eligible to participate in the preliminary round in April, which will select 80 artists to perform at the competition from October 2-21. The winner of the 17th competition was Cho Seong-Jin from the Republic of Korea.

Initiated in 1927 in Poland’s capital Warsaw, the world-renowned competition is held every five years for contestants aged between 16 and 30. It always draws a large number of pianists from Asian countries.