VIII International Chopin Piano Competition
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| The Eighth International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition | |
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| Date | 6–25 October 1970 |
| Venue | National Philharmonic, Warsaw |
| Hosted by | Fryderyk Chopin Society |
| Winner | United States Garrick Ohlsson |
The VIII International Chopin Piano Competition (Polish: VIII Międzynarodowy Konkurs Pianistyczny im. Fryderyka Chopina) was held from 6 to 25 October 1970 in Warsaw. The competition was won by Garrick Ohlsson of the United States, becoming the first American winner.
This was the first competition that was held in October; previous competitions had been held in February.
Awards
[edit | edit source]The competition consisted of two elimination stages and a final with twelve pianists.
The following prizes were awarded:[1]
| Prize | Winner | ||
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| 1st | 40,000zł | Garrick Ohlsson | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| 2nd | 30,000zł | Mitsuko Uchida | File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan |
| 3rd | 25,000zł | Piotr Paleczny | File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg Poland |
| 4th | 20,000zł | Eugen Indjic | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| 5th | 15,000zł | Natalya Gavrilova | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union |
| 6th | 10,000zł | Janusz Olejniczak | File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg Poland |
| HM | 5,000zł | Emanuel Ax | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| 5,000zł | Ikuko Endo | File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan | |
| 5,000zł | Ivan Klánský | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia | |
| 5,000zł | Alain Neveux | File:Flag of France.svg France | |
| 5,000zł | Karol Nicze | File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg Poland | |
| 5,000zł | Irina Smolina | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | |
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Two special prizes were awarded:
| Special prize | Winner | ||
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| Best Performance of Mazurkas | 10,000zł | Garrick Ohlsson | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| Best Performance of a Polonaise | 10,000zł | Piotr Paleczny | File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg Poland |
Jury
[edit | edit source]The jury consisted of:[1]
- Lebanon Raif J. Abillama
- Italy Guido Agosti (vice-chairman)
- Hungary István Antal
- Poland Jan Ekier
- France Monique Haas
- Romania Gheorghe Halmos
- Poland Jan Hoffman
- Poland Witold Małcużyński
- Japan Susumu Nagai
- Soviet Union Tatiana Nikolayeva (vice-chairman)
- Bulgaria Stepanka Pelischek
- France Éliane Richepin
- Mexico Maria Teresa Rodriguez
- East Germany Annerose Schmidt
- Poland Kazimierz Sikorski (chairman)
- Poland Regina Smendzianka
- Czechoslovakia Pavel Štěpán
- Poland Zbigniew Szymonowicz (secretary)
- Poland Bolesław Woytowicz
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Leon Fleisher (USA) resigned just before the competition due to an illness.
References
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External links
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