The group also includes 14 pianists from China, five from Japan, three from South Korea and three from the United States, according to a jury verdict announced shortly before midnight on Tuesday.
In the second stage, which begins on Thursday and runs until Sunday, participants will perform a recital lasting between 40 and 50 minutes and including a selection of Chopin’s preludes, polonaises and other works.
The competition jury is chaired by American pianist Garrick Ohlsson, who won the Warsaw competition in 1970 and is the first foreigner to hold the post in the event’s nearly 100-year history.
The 17-member jury also includes past Warsaw winners Dang Thai Son and Yulianna Avdeeva, along with internationally acclaimed pianists Nelson Goerner, Kevin Kenner, Robert McDonald, Krzysztof Jabłoński, Piotr Paleczny and Ewa Pobłocka, as well as Chopin scholar John Rink and British music critic John Allison.
The competition's winner will be announced on October 20.
First held in 1927, the Warsaw event is among the world’s most prestigious piano competitions.
Past winners include renowned pianists such as Maurizio Pollini, Martha Argerich, Garrick Ohlsson, Krystian Zimerman, Rafał Blechacz and Bruce Liu.
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