XV International Chopin Piano Competition
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| The Fifteenth International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition | |
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| File:Poster of the 15th Chopin Competition.jpg Official poster | |
| Date | 2–24 October 2005 |
| Venue | National Philharmonic, Warsaw |
| Hosted by | Fryderyk Chopin Society |
| Winner |  Rafał Blechacz |
| Website | konkurs15.chopin.pl |
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. 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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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 | ||
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| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | US$25,000 | Rafał Blechacz | Poland
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| 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
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| 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 | |
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| Best Performance of a Concerto | Rafał Blechacz | Poland
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| Best Performance of Mazurkas | Rafał Blechacz | Poland
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| Best Performance of a Polonaise | Rafał Blechacz | Poland
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Jury
[edit | edit source]The jury consisted of:
- Russia Vera Gornostayeva
- Lidia Grychtołówna
- Adam Harasiewicz (1st place, gold medalist(s) V)
- Krzysztof Jabłoński
- Andrzej Jasiński (chairman)
- South Korea Choong-Mo Kang
- Russia Vladimir Krainev
- Japan Hiroko Nakamura
- Republic of Ireland John O'Conor
- Janusz Olejniczak
- Piotr Paleczny (vice-chairman)
- United States John Perry
- Italy Sergio Perticaroli
- Ewa Pobłocka (5th X)
- France Bernard Ringeissen
- Regina Smendzianka
- Józef Stompel
Canada Đặng Thái Sơn (1st place, gold medalist(s) X)- Israel Arie Vardi
- United Kingdom Fanny Waterman
- China Zhou Guangren
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