VII International Chopin Piano Competition

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The Seventh International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition
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Date21 February – 16 March 1965 (1965-02-21 – 1965-03-16)
VenueNational Philharmonic, Warsaw
Hosted byFryderyk Chopin Society (pl)
WinnerArgentina Martha Argerich
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Martha Argerich won the competition

The VII International Chopin Piano Competition (Polish: VII Międzynarodowy Konkurs Pianistyczny im. Fryderyka Chopina) was held from 21 February to 16 March 1965 in Warsaw. The competition was won by Martha Argerich of Argentina, becoming the first and so far only South American winner.

Awards

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Martha Argerich during a rehearsal with the orchestra for the final

The competition consisted of three elimination stages and a final with six pianists.

The following prizes were awarded:[1]

Prize Winner
1st 40,000 Martha Argerich File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
2nd 30,000 Arthur Moreira Lima File:Flag of Brazil (1960–1968).svg Brazil
3rd 25,000 Marta Sosińska File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg Poland
4th 20,000 Hiroko Nakamura File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
5th 15,000 Edward Auer File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
6th 10,000 Elżbieta Głąbówna (pl) File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg Poland
HM 5,000 Marek Jabłoński (fr) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
5,000 Tamara Kołoss File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
5,000 Lois Carole Pachucki File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
5,000 Viktoria Postnikova File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
5,000 Blanka Uribe File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
5,000 Ewa Maria Żuk File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela

Two special prizes were awarded:

Special prize Winner
Best Performance of Mazurkas Martha Argerich File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
Best Performance of a Polonaise Marta Sosińska File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg Poland

The jury consisted of:[1]

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Jury chairman Zbigniew Drzewiecki in conversation with conductor Witold Rowicki during a rehearsal for the final

References

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Further reading

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