IX International Chopin Piano Competition
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The Ninth International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition | |
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Date | October 6–29, 1975 |
Venue | National Philharmonic, Warsaw |
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The IX International Chopin Piano Competition (Polish: 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 Polish Mint.
and produced by theThe following prizes were awarded:[1]
Prize | Winner | |
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Krystian Zimerman | ![]() |
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Dina Joffe | ![]() |
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4th | Pavel Gililov | ![]() |
5th | Dean Kramer | ![]() |
6th | ![]() | |
HM | Dan Atanasiu | ![]() |
John Hendrickson | ![]() | |
Neal Larrabee | ![]() | |
Katarzyna Popowa-Zydroń | ![]() | |
Elżbieta Tarnawska | ![]() | |
Alexander Urwałow | ![]() | |
Wiktor Wasiliew | ![]() | |
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Two special prizes were awarded:
Special prize | Winner | |
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Best Performance of Mazurkas | Krystian Zimerman | ![]() |
Best Performance of a Polonaise | Krystian Zimerman | ![]() |
Jury[]
The jury consisted of:[1]
Jan Ekier
Andrzej Jasiński
Louis Kentner
Eugene List (vice-chairman)
Yevgeny Malinin (vice-chairman)
Witold Małcużyński
Federico Mompou
Frantisek Rauch
Bernard Ringeissen
Kazimierz Sikorski (chairman)
Amadeus Webersinke
Tadeusz Żmudziński
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "The 9th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition". Fryderyk Chopin Institute. Retrieved 29 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[]
Categories:
- International Chopin Piano Competition
- 1975 in music
- 1975 in Poland
- 1970s in Warsaw
- October 1975 events in Europe