XV International Chopin Piano Competition

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The Fifteenth International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition
File:Poster of the 15th Chopin Competition.jpg
Official poster
Date2–24 October 2005 (2005-10-02 – 2005-10-24)
VenueNational Philharmonic, Warsaw
Hosted byFryderyk Chopin Society (pl)
WinnerPoland Rafał Blechacz
Websitekonkurs15.chopin.pl
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The National Philharmonic during the competition

The XV International Chopin Piano Competition (Polish: XV Międzynarodowy Konkurs Pianistyczny im. Fryderyka Chopina) was held from 2 to 24 October 2005 in Warsaw, organized by the Fryderyk Chopin Society (pl). The competition was won by Rafał Blechacz of Poland, who prevailed against 80 competitors from 18 countries.[1]

This was the first competition that was completely broadcast on TV, radio and on the internet.[1]

Awards

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File:Rafal Blechacz.jpg
Rafał Blechacz of Poland decisively won the competition

For the first time, the competition introduced a preliminary round, as selecting participants from submitted recordings only was deemed not wholly reliable.[1]

In the most decisive showing in the history of the competition, Rafał Blechacz took First Prize and the special prizes for the best performance of a polonaise, mazurka, and concerto.[1] One of the judges, Piotr Paleczny, said that Blechacz "so outclassed the remaining finalists that no second prize could actually be awarded."[2] Another judge, John O'Conor, called Blechacz "one of the greatest artists I have had a chance to hear in my entire life".[3] Blechacz was the first Pole to win the prize since 1975, when Krystian Zimerman won.

The following prizes were awarded:[1]

Prize Winner
1st place, gold medalist(s) US$25,000 Rafał Blechacz Poland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) not awarded
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) US$15,000 Dong-Hyek Lim File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
Dong-Min Lim File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
4th US$10,000 Shohei Sekimoto File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Takashi Yamamoto File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
5th not awarded
6th US$6,000 Ka Ling Colleen Lee File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong
F US$2,000 Andriej Jaroszynskij File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
US$2,000 Jacek Kortus Poland
US$2,000 Rachel Naomi Kudo File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
US$2,000 Rieko Nezu File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
US$2,000 Yuma Osaki File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
US$2,000 Yeol Eum Son File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea

In addition, three special prizes were awarded independently:

Special prize Winner
Best Performance of a Concerto Rafał Blechacz Poland
Best Performance of Mazurkas Rafał Blechacz Poland
Best Performance of a Polonaise Rafał Blechacz Poland

The jury consisted of:

References

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Further reading

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