VIII International Chopin Piano Competition
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Piano competition (1970)
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Award
| The Eighth International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition | |
|---|---|
| Date | 6–25 October 1970 (1970年10月06日 – 1970年10月25日) |
| Venue | National Philharmonic, Warsaw |
| Hosted by | Fryderyk Chopin Society [pl] |
| Winner | United States Garrick Ohlsson |
The VIII International Chopin Piano Competition (Polish: VIII Międzynarodowy Konkurs Pianistyczny im. Fryderyka Chopina) was held from 6 to 25 October 1970 in Warsaw. The competition was won by Garrick Ohlsson of the United States, becoming the first and so far only American winner.
This was the first competition that was held in October; previous competitions had been held in February.
Awards
[edit ]The competition consisted of two elimination stages and a final with twelve pianists.
The following prizes were awarded:[1]
| Prize | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 40,000zł | Garrick Ohlsson | United States |
| 2nd | 30,000zł | Mitsuko Uchida | Japan |
| 3rd | 25,000zł | Piotr Paleczny | Poland |
| 4th | 20,000zł | Eugen Indjic | United States |
| 5th | 15,000zł | Natalya Gavrilova [ru] | Soviet Union |
| 6th | 10,000zł | Janusz Olejniczak | Poland |
| HM | 5,000zł | Emanuel Ax | United States |
| 5,000zł | Ikuko Endo [jp] | Japan | |
| 5,000zł | Ivan Klánský | Czechoslovakia | |
| 5,000zł | Alain Neveux | France | |
| 5,000zł | Karol Nicze [pl] | Poland | |
| 5,000zł | Irina Smolina | Soviet Union | |
Two special prizes were awarded:
| Special prize | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Performance of Mazurkas | 10,000zł | Garrick Ohlsson | United States |
| Best Performance of a Polonaise | 10,000zł | Piotr Paleczny | Poland |
Jury
[edit ]The jury consisted of:[1]
- Lebanon Raif J. Abillama
- Italy Guido Agosti (vice-chairman)
- Hungary István Antal [hu]
- Poland Jan Ekier
- France Monique Haas
- Romania Gheorghe Halmos [hu]
- Poland Jan Hoffman
- Poland Witold Małcużyński
- Japan Susumu Nagai [ja]
- Soviet Union Tatiana Nikolayeva (vice-chairman)
- Bulgaria Stepanka Pelischek
- France Éliane Richepin
- Mexico Maria Teresa Rodriguez [es]
- East Germany Annerose Schmidt
- Poland Kazimierz Sikorski (chairman)
- Poland Regina Smendzianka
- Czechoslovakia Pavel Štěpán
- Poland Zbigniew Szymonowicz [pl] (secretary)
- Poland Bolesław Woytowicz
Leon Fleisher (USA) resigned just before the competition due to an illness.
References
[edit ]- ^ a b "The 8th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition". Fryderyk Chopin Institute . Retrieved 29 July 2021.
Further reading
[edit ]- 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. OCLC 670048637.
- 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. OCLC 1153285192.
- Ossowski, Jerzy; Brodska, Halina (2010). The International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in photographs. Warsaw: Fryderyk Chopin Institute. ISBN 978-83-61142-36-2. OCLC 802743657.