VI International Chopin Piano Competition

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The Sixth International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition
Date	February 22 – March 13, 1960 (1960-02-22 – 1960-03-13)
Venue	National Philharmonic, Warsaw
Hosted by	[pl]
Winner	Maurizio Pollini
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The VI International Chopin Piano Competition (Polish: VI Międzynarodowy Konkurs Pianistyczny im. Fryderyka Chopina) was held from 22 February to 13 March 1960 in Warsaw. The competition was won by Maurizio Pollini of Italy, becoming the first winner not from Poland or the Soviet Union.

Awards[]

Maurizio Pollini in 1975

The competition consisted of two elimination stages and a final with twelve pianists. Italian pianist Maurizio Pollini won first prize, with Arthur Rubinstein, honorary chairman of the jury, declaring "that boy can play the piano better than any of us".^[1]

Audience favorite Michel Block failed to win a prize and only received an honorable mention.^[2] Outraged, Rubinstein created a special prize bearing his name on the spot, and awarded it to Block.^[3]

The following prizes were awarded:^[2]

Prize		Winner
1st	40,000zł	Maurizio Pollini	Italy
2nd	30,000zł	Irina Zaritskaya	Soviet Union
3rd	25,000zł	[pl]	Iran
4th	20,000zł	Ming-Qiang Li	China
5th	15,000zł	Zinaida Ignatyeva	Soviet Union
6th	10,000zł	[ru]	Soviet Union
HM	5,000zł	Michel Block	Mexico
	5,000zł	[pl]	Poland
	5,000zł	[jp]	Japan
	5,000zł	Reiya Silvonen	Finland
	5,000zł	Aleksander Słobodianik	Soviet Union
	5,000zł	[pl]	Poland

Two special prizes were awarded:

Special prize		Winner
Best Performance of Mazurkas	10,000zł	Irina Zaritskaya	Soviet Union
Best Performance of a Polonaise	10,000zł	Irina Zaritskaya	Soviet Union

Jury[]

The jury consisted of:^[2]

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