VI International Chopin Piano Competition

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Sixth International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition
Date22 February – 13 March 1960 (1960-02-22 – 1960-03-13)
VenueNational Philharmonic, Warsaw
Hosted byFryderyk Chopin Society [pl]
WinnerMaurizio Pollini (Italy)
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The VI International Chopin Piano Competition (Polish: VI Międzynarodowy Konkurs Pianistyczny im. Fryderyka Chopina) was held from 22 February to 13 March 1960 in Warsaw. The competition was won by Maurizio Pollini of Italy, becoming the first winner not from Poland or the Soviet Union.

Awards[edit]

Maurizio Pollini in 1975

The competition consisted of two elimination stages and a final with twelve pianists. Italian pianist Maurizio Pollini won first prize, with Arthur Rubinstein, honorary chairman of the jury, declaring "that boy can play the piano better than any of us".[1]

Audience favorite Michel Block failed to win a prize and only received an honorable mention.[2] Outraged, Rubinstein created a special prize bearing his name on the spot, and awarded it to Block.[3]

The following prizes were awarded:[2]

Prize Winner
1st zł 40,000 Maurizio Pollini Italy
2nd zł 30,000 Irina Zaritskaya Soviet Union
3rd zł 25,000 Tania Achot-Haroutounian [pl] Iran
4th zł 20,000 Ming-Qiang Li China
5th zł 15,000 Zinaida Ignatyeva Soviet Union
6th zł 10,000 Valeri Kastelsky [ru] Soviet Union
HM zł 5,000 Michel Block Mexico
zł 5,000 Jerzy Godziszewski [pl] Poland
zł 5,000 Hitoshi Kobayashi [jp] Japan
zł 5,000 Reiya Silvonen Finland
zł 5,000 Aleksander Słobodianik Soviet Union
zł 5,000 Józef Stompel [pl] Poland

Two special prizes were awarded:

Special prize Winner
Best Performance of Mazurkas zł 10,000 Irina Zaritskaya Soviet Union
Best Performance of a Polonaise zł 10,000 Irina Zaritskaya Soviet Union

Jury[edit]

The jury consisted of:[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hewett, Ivan (14 September 2010). "Maurizio Pollini: ice-man of the ivories". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "The 6th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition". Fryderyk Chopin Institute. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  3. ^ Rubinstein, Arthur. My Many Years (1st ed.). New York: Knopf. p. 559. ISBN 978-0-394-42253-4. OCLC 5673961 – via Internet Archive.

Further reading[edit]

  • 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. OCLC 1153285192.
  • 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. OCLC 670048637.
  • Ossowski, Jerzy; Brodska, Halina (2010). The International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in photographs. Warsaw: Fryderyk Chopin Institute. ISBN 978-83-61142-36-2. OCLC 802743657.

External links[edit]

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