The 12th International Paderewski Festival, organized by the “Ave arte” Foundation, will take place in Warsaw from November 3 to 10, 2025, celebrating the 165th anniversary of the birth of the Festival’s Patron.
During the Festival, audiences will hear primarily works by Ignacy Jan Paderewski, as well as compositions by other Polish masters: Fryderyk Chopin, Stanisław Moniuszko, Mieczysław Karłowicz, Witold Lutosławski, and Henryk Mikołaj Górecki.
The performers will include renowned Polish artists, young laureates of national and international music competitions — including participants of the 19th International Chopin Competition — as well as a multigenerational cello orchestra.
All festival events will take place in Warsaw’s most prestigious concert halls, such as the Staszic Palace, National Philharmonic, PROM Kultury, “Nowa Miodowa”, and the Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio of Polish Radio S1.
Accompanying the Festival will be an outdoor exhibition, “Paderewski Won Poland on the Piano”, displayed along the fence of Ujazdowski Park.
Admission to all concerts is free (reservation required). Reservations can be made by calling +48 606 386 687 or by emailing
Number of places is limited; reservations will be honored on a first-come, first-served basis.
The 12th International I.J. Paderewski Festival is held under the honorary patronage of Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska, Marshal of the Senate, and Rafał Trzaskowski, Mayor of Warsaw.
The Festival is co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage from the Culture Promotion Fund, as part of the “Music” program implemented by the National Institute of Music and Dance.
Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC
Program: https://www.avearte.pl/
