IX International Chopin Piano Competition
| The Ninth International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition | |
|---|---|
| Date | 6–29 October 1975 |
| Venue | National Philharmonic, Warsaw |
| Hosted by | Fryderyk Chopin Society |
| Winner | Krystian Zimerman |
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 Józef Markiewicz and produced by the Polish Mint.
The following prizes were awarded:[1]
| Prize | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| Krystian Zimerman | Poland | |
| Dina Joffe | Soviet Union | |
| Tatyana Fedkina | Soviet Union | |
| 4th | Pavel Gililov | Soviet Union |
| 5th | Dean Kramer | United States |
| 6th | Diana Kacso | Brazil |
| HM | Dan Atanasiu | Romania |
| John Hendrickson | Canada | |
| Neal Larrabee | United States | |
| Katarzyna Popowa-Zydroń | Poland | |
| Elżbieta Tarnawska | Poland | |
| Alexander Urwałow | Soviet Union | |
| Wiktor Wasiliew | Soviet Union | |
| William Wolfram | United States | |
Two special prizes were awarded:
| Special prize | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| Best Performance of Mazurkas | Krystian Zimerman | Poland |
| Best Performance of a Polonaise | Krystian Zimerman | Poland |
Jury
The jury consisted of:[1]
- István Antal
- Olga Iliwicka-Dąbrowska
- Anton Dikov
- Jan Ekier
- Orazio Frugoni
- Gheorghe Halmos
- Ludwig Hoffmann
- Akiko Iguchi
- Andrzej Jasiński
- Alexander Jenner
- Louis Kentner
- Eugene List (vice-chairman)
- Yevgeny Malinin (vice-chairman)
- Witold Małcużyński
- André-François Marescotti
- Federico Mompou
- Frantisek Rauch
- Bernard Ringeissen
- Kazimierz Sikorski (chairman)
- Zbigniew Szymonowicz
- Zbigniew Śliwiński
- Amadeus Webersinke
- Tadeusz Żmudziński
References
- ^ 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. 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.