VII International Chopin Piano Competition

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The Seventh International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition
Date	February 21 – March 16, 1965 (1965-02-21 – 1965-03-16)
Venue	National Philharmonic, Warsaw
Hosted by	[pl]
Winner	Martha Argerich
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Martha Argerich won the competition

The VII International Chopin Piano Competition (Polish: VII Międzynarodowy Konkurs Pianistyczny im. Fryderyka Chopina) was held from 21 February to 16 March 1965 in Warsaw. The competition was won by Martha Argerich of Argentina, becoming the first and so far only South American winner.

Awards[]

Martha Argerich during a rehearsal with the orchestra for the final

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

The following prizes were awarded:^[1]

Prize		Winner
1st	40,000zł	Martha Argerich	Argentina
2nd	30,000zł	Arthur Moreira Lima	Brazil
3rd	25,000zł	Marta Sosińska	Poland
4th	20,000zł	Hiroko Nakamura	Japan
5th	15,000zł	Edward Auer	United States
6th	10,000zł	[pl]	Poland
HM	5,000zł	[fr]	Canada
	5,000zł	Tamara Kołoss	Soviet Union
	5,000zł	Lois Carole Pachucki	United States
	5,000zł	Viktoria Postnikova	Soviet Union
	5,000zł	Blanka Uribe	Colombia
	5,000zł	Ewa Maria Żuk	Venezuela

Two special prizes were awarded:

Special prize	Winner
Best Performance of Mazurkas	Martha Argerich	Argentina
Best Performance of a Polonaise	Marta Sosińska	Poland

Jury[]

The jury consisted of:^[1]

Jury chairman Zbigniew Drzewiecki in conversation with conductor Witold Rowicki during a rehearsal for the final

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