XIV International Chopin Piano Competition
The XIV International Chopin Piano Competition () was held from 4 to 22 October 2000 in Warsaw. Li Yundi of China won the First Prize, becoming the first Chinese pianist to do so. Awards 

The competition consisted of three stages and a final. After the previous two competitions had failed to produce a clear winner, the jury was once again inclined to not award first prize, though it did so in the end. The following prizes were awarded: 

In addition, three special prizes were awarded independently:

Jury 
The jury consisted of:
  Martha Argerich (joined during Stage II) ( VII)
  Edward Auer
  Paul Badura-Skoda
  Arnaldo Cohen
  Sequeira Costa
  Halina Czerny-Stefańska ( IV)
  
  Kazimierz Gierzod
  Lidia Grychtołówna
  Adam Harasiewicz ( V)
  Eugen Indjic
  Andrzej Jasiński  (chairman)
  Ivan Klánský
  Victor Merzhanov
  Germaine Mounier
  Hiroko Nakamura
  Piotr Paleczny (vice-chairman)
  
  Bernard Ringeissen (vice-chairman)
  Annerose Schmidt
  Regina Smendzianka
  
  Arie Vardi

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International Chopin Piano Competition
2000 in music
2000 in Poland
2000 in Polish music
2000s in Warsaw
October 2000 events in Europe