VIII International Chopin Piano Competition

The VIII International Chopin Piano Competition (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
The competition consisted of two elimination stages and a final with twelve pianists.

The following prizes were awarded:

Two special prizes were awarded:

Jury
The jury consisted of:
 * 🇱🇧 Raif J. Abillama
 * 🇮🇹 Guido Agosti (vice-chairman)
 * 🇭🇺 István Antal (pianist)
 * 🇵🇱 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.