VIII International Chopin Piano Competition

Piano competition (1970)
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The Eighth International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition
Date6–25 October 1970 (1970-10-06 – 1970-10-25)
VenueNational Philharmonic, Warsaw
Hosted byFryderyk Chopin Society [pl]
WinnerUnited States Garrick Ohlsson
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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

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

The jury consisted of:[1]

Leon Fleisher (USA) resigned just before the competition due to an illness.

References

  1. ^ a b "The 8th 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.

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