VIII International Chopin Piano Competition
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| The Eighth International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition | |
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| Date | 6–25 October 1970 |
| Venue | National Philharmonic, Warsaw |
| Hosted by | Fryderyk Chopin Society |
| Winner |  Garrick Ohlsson |
The VIII International Chopin Piano Competition (Polish: VIII Międzynarodowy Konkurs Pianistyczny im. Fryderyka Chopina) was held from 6 to 25 October 1970 in Warsaw. The competition was won by Garrick Ohlsson of the United States, becoming the first and so far only American winner.
This was the first competition that was held in October; previous competitions had been held in February.
Awards[edit]
The competition consisted of two elimination stages and a final with twelve pianists.
The following prizes were awarded:[1]
| Prize | Winner | ||
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| 1st | zł 40,000 | Garrick Ohlsson | United States
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| 2nd | zł 30,000 | Mitsuko Uchida |  Japan
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| 3rd | zł 25,000 | Piotr Paleczny |  Poland
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| 4th | zł 20,000 | Eugen Indjic | United States
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| 5th | zł 15,000 | Natalya Gavrilova |  Soviet Union
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| 6th | zł 10,000 | Janusz Olejniczak | Poland
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| HM | zł 5,000 | Emanuel Ax | United States
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| zł 5,000 | Ikuko Endo | Japan
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| zł 5,000 | Ivan Klánský |  Czechoslovakia
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| zł 5,000 | Alain Neveux |  France
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| zł 5,000 | Karol Nicze | Poland
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| zł 5,000 | Irina Smolina | Soviet Union
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Two special prizes were awarded:
| Special prize | Winner | ||
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| Best Performance of Mazurkas | zł 10,000 | Garrick Ohlsson | United States
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| Best Performance of a Polonaise | zł 10,000 | Piotr Paleczny | Poland
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Jury[edit]
The jury consisted of:[1]
Raif J. Abillama
Guido Agosti (vice-chairman)
István Antal
Jan Ekier
Monique Haas
Gheorghe Halmos- Jan Hoffman
- Witold Małcużyński
Susumu Nagai
Tatiana Nikolayeva (vice-chairman)
Stepanka Pelischek- Éliane Richepin
Maria Teresa Rodriguez
Annerose Schmidt- Kazimierz Sikorski (chairman)
- Regina Smendzianka
Pavel Štěpán- Zbigniew Szymonowicz (secretary)
- Bolesław Woytowicz
Leon Fleisher (USA) resigned just before the competition due to an illness.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "The 8th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition". Fryderyk Chopin Institute. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
Further reading[edit]
- Ekiert, Janusz (2010). The Endless Search for Chopin: The History of the International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw (1st ed.). Warsaw: Muza. ISBN 978-83-7495-812-7.
- Arendt, Ada; Bogucki, Marcin; Majewski, Paweł; Sobczak, Kornelia (2020). Chopinowskie igrzysko. Historia Międzynarodowego Konkursu Pianistycznego im. Fryderyka Chopina 1927–2015 [The Chopin Games. The History of the International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition 1927–2015] (in Polish) (1st ed.). Warsaw: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego. ISBN 978-83-235-4127-1.
- Ossowski, Jerzy; Brodska, Halina (2010). The International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in photographs. Warsaw: Fryderyk Chopin Institute. ISBN 978-83-61142-36-2.
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