II International Chopin Piano Competition

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The Second International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition
Date	March 6–23, 1932 (1932-03-06 – 1932-03-23)
Venue	National Philharmonic, Warsaw
Hosted by	[pl]
Winner	Alexander Uninsky
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Alexander Uninsky, winner of the first prize

The II International Chopin Piano Competition (Polish: II Międzynarodowy Konkurs Pianistyczny im. Fryderyka Chopina) was held from 6 to 23 March 1932 in Warsaw. Popular with the public, it attracted correspondents from all over the world, not least because of the high-profile composition of the competition jury. Soviet pianist Alexander Uninsky was awarded the first prize, after winning a coin toss against Imre Ungár, who was awarded second place.

Guest of honor was Maurice Ravel, who performed his Piano Concerto in G major and La valse during a concert on March 11.

Awards[]

Laureates and jurors of the competition

Out of 67 pianists in the elimination stage, 14 were admitted to the final, where they performed two consecutive movements of one of Chopin's two piano concertos with the Warsaw Philharmonic. Alexander Uninsky was originally awarded joint first prize with blind pianist Imre Ungár, though lots were drawn after the latter refused to accept a joint prize.^[1]

The following prizes were awarded:^[1]

Prize		Winner
1st	5,000zł	Alexander Uninsky (c)	Soviet Union
2nd	3,000zł	Imre Ungár (c)	Hungary
3rd	2,000zł	Bolesław Kon (c)	Poland
4th	2,000zł	Abram Lufer (c)	Soviet Union
5th	1,500zł	Lajos Kentner	Hungary
6th	1,000zł	Leonid Sagalov	Soviet Union
7th	1,000zł	[pl]	Poland
8th	1,000zł	[Wikidata]	Soviet Union
9th	500zł	Gyula Károlyi	Hungary
10th	400zł	[pl]	Austria
11th	400zł	Emanuel Grossman	Soviet Union
12th	400zł	Josef Wagner	Germany
13th	300zł	Maryla Jonasówna	Poland
14th	300zł	Lily Herz	Hungary
15th	300zł	[pl]	Belgium
HM		Abram Djakow	Soviet Union
		Maria Dońska	Poland
		[pl]	Poland
		Aleksandr Jocheles	Soviet Union
		Aleksander Kagan	Poland
		Maria Novik	Latvia
		Wiera Razumowskaja	Soviet Union
		Aleksander Sienkiewicz	Poland
		Pawieł Sieriebriakow	Soviet Union
		Carlo Vidusso	Italy

One special prize was awarded:

Special prize	Winner
Best Performance of Mazurkas	Alexander Uninsky	Soviet Union

Jury[]

The jury consisted of:^[1]

The competition jury

References[]

Further reading[]

• 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.

External links[]

• Chopin Institute's channel on YouTube
• Media related to 2nd International Chopin Piano Competition at Wikimedia Commons