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IX International Chopin Piano Competition

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The Ninth International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition
Date6–29 October 1975 (1975-10-06 – 1975-10-29)
VenueNational Philharmonic, Warsaw
Hosted byFryderyk Chopin Society [pl]
WinnerPoland Krystian Zimerman
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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

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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 [pl] and produced by the Polish Mint.

The following prizes were awarded:[1]

Prize Winner
1st place, gold medalist(s) Krystian Zimerman Poland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Dina Joffe Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tatyana Fedkina [pl] Soviet Union
4th Pavel Gililov Soviet Union
5th Dean Kramer United States
6th Diana Kacso [pl] 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 [ru] 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

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The jury consisted of:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "The 9th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition". Fryderyk Chopin Institute. Retrieved 29 July 2021.

Further reading

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  • 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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