Founded by Blanka Rosenstiel in 1977, the Chopin Foundation of the United States provides performance opportunities for young American pianists, exchange and scholarship programs as well as awards. Every five years the Foundation hosts the National Chopin Piano Competition (traditionally held in Miami, Florida), the only major U.S. competition open to American citizens only. The Foundation pays for top winners of the U.S. competition to fly to

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, and compete in the

International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition The International Chopin Piano Competition (), often called the Chopin Competition, is a piano competition in Warsaw, Poland, held first in 1927 and every five years since 1955. The competition is one of the founding members of the World Federat ...

, the oldest and one of the most important competitions in the world. The 2005 National Chopin Piano Competition awarded Shanghai-born

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the first prize. Eric Lu won the 2015 competition. Polish News website, ''Chopin Foundation of the United States Hosts the Tenth National Chopin Piano Competition as part of the 2019-2020 Season'', article dated October 12, 2019
/ref> The Chopin Foundation presents several free concert series in cities like Miami, San Francisco and Seattle through its regional councils, and collaborates with schools and universities on a local level to promote and raise awareness of its programs to potential career pianists. In 2007 the Chopin Foundation celebrated its thirtieth anniversary with a benefit performance by

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and a gala. In 2023, Blanka Rosenstiel continued to run the foundation as its president. University of Miami website, ''Chopin Foundation Grants Frost Chopin Academy $100,000 Endowment Fund, Ensuring the Festival Lives on at the University of Miami'', article By Maritza Cosano dated July 3, 2023
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References

External links

Chopin Foundation of the United States

Chopin Foundation of the United States website - list of National Competition winners

International Chopin Piano Competition

International Chopin Information Center
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