XI International Chopin Piano Competition
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| The Eleventh International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition | |
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| Date | 30 September – 20 October 1985 |
| Venue | National Philharmonic, Warsaw |
| Hosted by | Fryderyk Chopin Society |
| Winner | Soviet Union Stanislav Bunin |
The XI International Chopin Piano Competition (Polish: XI Międzynarodowy Konkurs Pianistyczny im. Fryderyka Chopina) was held from 30 September to 20 October 1985 in Warsaw.[1]
For the first time, participants could choose to play on a Kawai or on a Yamaha piano, in addition to the Steinway and Bösendorfer that had been available before. Bechstein withdrew from the competition after its instrument was chosen just once during the 9th competition.[1]
Awards
[edit | edit source]The competition consisted of three stages and a final.
The following prizes were awarded:[1]
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Three special prizes were awarded:
| Special prize | Winner | |
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| Best Performance of a Concerto | Stanislav Bunin | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union |
| Best Performance of Mazurkas | Marc Laforet | File:Flag of France.svg France |
| Best Performance of a Polonaise | Stanislav Bunin | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union |
Jury
[edit | edit source]The jury consisted of:[1]
- United States Edward Auer
- Poland Halina Czerny-Stefańska (1st place, gold medalist(s) IV)
- Poland Jan Ekier (chairman)
- Bulgaria Konstantin Ganew
- Romania Valentin Gheorghiu
- Poland Lidia Grychtołówna
- Poland Barbara Hesse-Bukowska (2nd place, silver medalist(s) IV)
- Poland Andrzej Jasiński
- West Germany Karl-Heinz Kämmerling
- Soviet Union Victor Merzhanov (vice-chairman)
- Poland Piotr Paleczny
- East Germany Karl-Heinz Pick
- Czechoslovakia Frantisek Rauch
- France Bernard Ringeissen
- Japan Takahiro Sonoda
- Belgium Eugène Traey (vice-chairman)
- United Kingdom Fou Ts'ong (3rd place, bronze medalist(s) V)
- United States Charles H. Webb
- Soviet Union Lev Vlassenko
- Poland Tadeusz Żmudziński
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Guido Agosti and Arthur Moreira Lima resigned just before the competition.
Fou Ts'ong protested against the awarding of First Prize to Stanislav Bunin by not turning up for the jury's last session and refusing to sign the verdict.[1]
References
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External links
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