IV International Chopin Piano Competition
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The Fourth International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition | |
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Date | September 15 – October 15, 1949 |
Venue | Roma Theatre, Warsaw |
Hosted by | Polish Ministry of Culture and Art |
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The IV International Chopin Piano Competition (Polish: IV Międzynarodowy Konkurs Pianistyczny im. Fryderyka Chopina) was held from 15 September to 15 October 1949 in Warsaw. The first competition after World War II, it was held in connection with the centenary of Chopin's death. Polish pianist Halina Czerny-Stefańska and Soviet pianist Bella Davidovich shared first place. Due to the wartime destruction of the National Philharmonic, the auditions were held at the Roma Theatre on Nowogrodzka Street.
Awards[]
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The competition consisted of two elimination stages and a final with 18 pianists. For the first time, competitors performed a piano concerto in its entirety in the final, as opposed to just two movements.
The following prizes were awarded:[1]
Prize | Winner | ||
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1st | 1,000,000zł | Halina Czerny-Stefańska | ![]() |
1,000,000zł | Bella Davidovich | ![]() | |
2nd | 800,000zł | Barbara Hesse-Bukowska | ![]() |
3rd | 600,000zł | Waldemar Maciszewski | ![]() |
4th | 550,000zł | ![]() | |
5th | 500,000zł | Władysław Kędra | ![]() |
6th | 450,000zł | Ryszard Bakst | ![]() |
7th | 400,000zł | Yevgeny Malinin | ![]() |
8th | 350,000zł | ![]() | |
9th | 300,000zł | Tamara Gusiewa | ![]() |
10th | 250,000zł | Victor Merzhanov | ![]() |
11th | 200,000zł | Regina Smendzianka | ![]() |
12th | 150,000zł | Tadeusz Żmudziński | ![]() |
HM | 50,000zł | Tony Vine Adnet | ![]() |
50,000zł | ![]() | ||
50,000zł | Carlos Rivero | ![]() | |
50,000zł | Ludmila Sosina | ![]() | |
50,000zł | Imre Szendrei | ![]() |
One special prize was awarded:
Special prize | Winner | |
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Best Performance of Mazurkas | Halina Czerny-Stefańska | ![]() |
Jury[]
The jury consisted of:[1]
Godfrid Boon
Lucette Descaves (substitute)
Sem Dresden
Zbigniew Drzewiecki (chairman)
Jan Ekier
Blas Galindo Dimas
Lélia Gousseau (substitute)
Arthur Hedley (vice-chairman)
Franz Josef Hirt
Jan Hoffman
Marcelina Kimonti-Jacynowa (substitute)
Lazare Lévy
Marguerite Long (vice-chairwoman, after 1 October)
Joseph Marx
Frantisek Maxian (vice-chairman)
Alfred Mendelssohn
Dimitar Nenov
Lev Oborin (vice-chairman)
Pavel Serebryakov
Stanisław Szpinalski
Magda Tagliaferro (vice-chairwoman)
Bolesław Woytowicz
Carlo Zecchi
Jerzy Żurawlew
During the first two rounds, blind auditions were held, with participants competing anonymously under numbers they had drawn, as the jury listened behind wooden shutters. This format was not repeated again in subsequent editions of the competition.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "The 4th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition". Fryderyk Chopin Institute. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
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[]
- International Chopin Piano Competition
- 1949 in music
- 1949 in Poland
- 1940s in Warsaw