IX International Chopin Piano Competition

The IX International Chopin Piano Competition (IX Międzynarodowy Konkurs Pianistyczny im. Fryderyka Chopina) was held from 6 to 29 October 1975 in Warsaw. The competition was won by Krystian Zimerman of Poland, the youngest winner to that date at the age of 18.

Awards
The competition consisted of three elimination stages and a final with seven pianists.

For the first time, the first three places were presented with gold, silver, and bronze medals respectively, designed by Józef Mackiewicz (medalist) and produced by the Polish Mint.

The following prizes were awarded:

Two special prizes were awarded:

Jury
The jury consisted of:
 * 🇭🇺 István Antal (pianist)
 * 🇵🇱 Olga Iliwicka-Dąbrowska
 * 🇧🇬 Anton Dikov
 * 🇵🇱 Jan Ekier
 * 🇮🇹 Orazio Frugoni
 * 🇷🇴 Gheorghe Halmos
 * Ludwig Hoffmann (pianist)
 * 🇯🇵 Akiko Iguchi
 * 🇵🇱 Andrzej Jasiński
 * 🇦🇹 Alexander Jenner
 * Louis Kentner
 * 🇺🇸 Eugene List (vice-chairman)
 * Yevgeny Malinin (vice-chairman)
 * 🇵🇱 Witold Małcużyński
 * 🇨🇭 André-François Marescotti
 * 🇪🇸 Federico Mompou
 * Frantisek Rauch
 * 🇫🇷 Bernard Ringeissen
 * 🇵🇱 Kazimierz Sikorski (chairman)
 * 🇵🇱 Zbigniew Szymonowicz
 * 🇵🇱 Zbigniew Śliwiński
 * Amadeus Webersinke
 * 🇵🇱 Tadeusz Żmudziński