V International Chopin Piano Competition

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The Fifth International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition
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Date21 February – 20 March 1955 (1955-02-21 – 1955-03-20)
VenueNational Philharmonic, Warsaw
Hosted byPolish Ministry of Culture and Art
WinnerError creating thumbnail: Adam Harasiewicz
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The V International Chopin Piano Competition (Polish: V Międzynarodowy Konkurs Pianistyczny im. Fryderyka Chopina) was held from 21 February to 20 March 1955 in Warsaw. The competition was won by Adam Harasiewicz of Poland.

The competition was held in the rebuilt National Philharmonic, the date having been moved from October 1954 to February 1955, temporarily increasing the gap between two competitions to six years. Competitors were accommodated in the Hotel Polonia, where 70 practice pianos were installed.

Awards

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The competition consisted of three elimination stages, with 74, 41 and 21 pianists respectively. Vladimir Ashkenazy was considered the favorite up until the final stage, where he performed less strongly, ultimately coming in second after Adam Harasiewicz.

The following prizes were awarded:[1]

Prize Winner
1st 30,000 Adam Harasiewicz Error creating thumbnail: Poland
2nd 25,000 Vladimir Ashkenazy File:Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 – 1955).svg Soviet Union
3rd 20,000 Fou Ts'ong File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
4th 18,000 Bernard Ringeissen File:Flag of France.svg France
5th 16,000 Naum Shtarkman File:Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 – 1955).svg Soviet Union
6th 14,000 Dmitry Paperno File:Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 – 1955).svg Soviet Union
7th 12,000 Lidia Grychtołówna Error creating thumbnail: Poland
8th 10,000 André Tchaikowsky Error creating thumbnail: Poland
9th 9,000 Dmitry Sakharov File:Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 – 1955).svg Soviet Union
10th 8,000 Kiyoko Tanaka (jp) File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan
HM 5,000 Emi Béhar File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria
5,000 Monique Duphil (ru) File:Flag of France.svg France
5,000 Peter Frankl File:Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg Hungary
5,000 Stanislav Knor (fr) File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia
5,000 Edwin Kowalik (pl) Error creating thumbnail: Poland
5,000 Nina Lelczuk File:Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 – 1955).svg Soviet Union
5,000 Miłosz Magin Error creating thumbnail: Poland
5,000 Annerose Schmidt File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany
5,000 Irina Sijalova File:Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 – 1955).svg Soviet Union
5,000 Tamás Vásáry File:Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg Hungary

One special prize was awarded:

Special prize Winner
Best Performance of Mazurkas 10,000 Fou Ts'ong File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China

The jury consisted of:[1]

For the first time, the jury did not sit on the stage, but on the balcony of the auditorium, where it has remained since.[1]

References

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