Chopin Concerts in Warsaw: Which Hall Is Best, and What Do Tickets Cost?

If you only want one Chopin concert, book Chopin Concert in the Old Town. It is the most-reviewed of the lot (2,548 reviews, 4.8 stars), costs €21.66 per person, lasts an hour and, according to the listing, is wheelchair accessible. The others differ mainly in the room, the piano and the drink, so the choice below is about taste more than quality.

The five concerts side by side

All five are about an hour, all in central Warsaw, and every listing is for a live pianist playing Chopin. Start times vary by day, and the booking page shows them when you pick a date.

Concert	Where	Piano and drink	Price per person
Chopin Concert in the Old Town	Salon at Kanonia 20/22	Pleyel piano; mead or apple juice	€21.66
Chopin – Painted by Candlelight with Wine	Chopin Salon, opposite the National Museum	Glass of white wine, sweet surprise	€21.66
Chopin Concerts at Fryderyk Concert Hall	Podwale 15, Old Town	Steinway; sparkling wine or orange juice	€21.66
Chopin Concert at Royal Castle Complex	plac Zamkowy 8, Old Town	Mead or apple juice	€21.66
Live Chopin Piano Concert	Dean’s Palace, Museum of the Warsaw Archdiocese	KAWAI grand piano	€17.10

What sets them apart

The salon on Kanonia is the safe pick. The listing describes a 19th-century interior with a Pleyel piano, a brand it says Chopin considered ideal for his music, and a glass of mead or cold-pressed apple juice at the interval. There is no dress code and seats are not numbered.

The candlelight concert is a small one: the listing caps each concert at 42 guests and sells standard and VIP seats, and it recommends VIP if you want to be in the front. Its listing names wheelchair users and children under 6 as not suitable. It also says the concert has two locations depending on the option you choose, so check the address on your ticket.

Fryderyk Concert Hall is the one to choose if you want a proper hall: neoclassical interior, a two-part recital with a break, and a chance to meet the pianist afterwards. According to the listing, it is wheelchair accessible.

The castle-square concert is the only one with a fixed time in its description, 7:00 PM, and it takes place in a Gothic room for up to 65 people. The listing promises at least 45 minutes of music without an interval, an introduction in English and access to a photo exhibition, except on days when the exhibition changes.

The Dean’s Palace concert is listed at 55 minutes and is the one where you sit among paintings in a museum building.

Practical points

Seats at the Kanonia salon and at the castle-square concert are not numbered: at Kanonia the venue staff show you to your seat, and at the castle-square concert seats are allocated in the order of booking, according to the listings. All five listings offer free cancellation up to 24 hours in advance. The full list of Chopin concerts is on its own page, and the Old Town walking tours are a good way to fill the afternoon before one.