IV International Chopin Piano Competition
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| The Fourth International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition | |
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| Date | 15 September – 15 October 1949 |
| Venue | Roma Theatre, Warsaw |
| Hosted by | Polish Ministry of Culture and Art |
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The IV International Chopin Piano Competition (Polish: IV Międzynarodowy Konkurs Pianistyczny im. Fryderyka Chopina) was held from 15 September to 15 October 1949 in Warsaw. The first competition after World War II, it was held in connection with the centenary of Chopin's death. Polish pianist Halina Czerny-Stefańska and Soviet pianist Bella Davidovich shared first place. Due to the wartime destruction of the National Philharmonic, the auditions were held at the Roma Theatre on Nowogrodzka Street.
Awards
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The competition consisted of two elimination stages and a final with 18 pianists. For the first time, competitors performed a piano concerto in its entirety in the final, as opposed to just two movements.
The following prizes were awarded:[1]
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| 1st | 1,000,000zł | Halina Czerny-Stefańska |  Poland
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| 1,000,000zł | Bella Davidovich |  Soviet Union
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| 2nd | 800,000zł | Barbara Hesse-Bukowska | Poland
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| 3rd | 600,000zł | Waldemar Maciszewski | Poland
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| 4th | 550,000zł | Georgy Muravlov | Soviet Union
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| 5th | 500,000zł | Władysław Kędra | Poland
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| 6th | 450,000zł | Ryszard Bakst | Poland
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| 7th | 400,000zł | Yevgeny Malinin | Soviet Union
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| 8th | 350,000zł | Zbigniew Szymonowicz | Poland
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| 9th | 300,000zł | Tamara Gusiewa | Soviet Union
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| 10th | 250,000zł | Victor Merzhanov | Soviet Union
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| 11th | 200,000zł | Regina Smendzianka | Poland
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| 12th | 150,000zł | Tadeusz Żmudziński | Poland
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| HM | 50,000zł | Tony Vine Adnet | File:Flag of Brazil (1889–1960).svg Brazil |
| 50,000zł | Oriano de Almeida | File:Flag of Brazil (1889–1960).svg Brazil | |
| 50,000zł | Carlos Rivero | File:Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Mexico | |
| 50,000zł | Ludmila Sosina | Soviet Union
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| 50,000zł | Imre Szendrei | File:Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg Hungary | |
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One special prize was awarded:
| Special prize | Winner | |
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| Best Performance of Mazurkas | Halina Czerny-Stefańska | Poland
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Jury
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- Sweden Godfrid Boon
- Belgium Emile Bosquet
- France Lucette Descaves (substitute)
- Netherlands Sem Dresden
- Zbigniew Drzewiecki (chairman)
- Jan Ekier
- Mexico Blas Galindo Dimas
- France Lélia Gousseau (substitute)
- England Arthur Hedley (vice-chairman)
- Hungary Hernádi Lajos
- Switzerland Franz Josef Hirt
- Jan Hoffman
- Roman Jasiński
- Marcelina Kimonti-Jacynowa (substitute)
- France Lazare Lévy
- France Marguerite Long (vice-chairwoman, after 1 October)
- Austria Joseph Marx
- Czechoslovakia Frantisek Maxian (vice-chairman)
- Romania Alfred Mendelssohn
- Bulgaria Dimitar Nenov
- Lev Oborin (vice-chairman) (1st place, gold medalist(s) I)
- Pavel Serebryakov
- Stanisław Szpinalski (2nd place, silver medalist(s) I)
- Henryk Sztompka
- Brazil Magda Tagliaferro (vice-chairwoman)
- Margerita Trombini-Kazuro
- Bolesław Woytowicz
- Italy Carlo Zecchi
- Jerzy Żurawlew
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During the first two rounds, blind auditions were held, with participants competing anonymously under numbers they had drawn, as the jury listened behind wooden shutters. This format was not repeated again in subsequent editions of the competition.[1]
References
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