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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.
| The Eighth International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition | |
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| Date | 6–25 October 1970 |
| Venue | National Philharmonic, Warsaw |
| Hosted by | Fryderyk Chopin Society |
| Winner |  Garrick Ohlsson |
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 | ||
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| 1st | zł 40,000 | Garrick Ohlsson | United States
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| 2nd | zł 30,000 | Mitsuko Uchida |  Japan
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| 3rd | zł 25,000 | Piotr Paleczny |  Poland
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| 4th | zł 20,000 | Eugen Indjic | United States
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| 5th | zł 15,000 | Natalya Gavrilova |  Soviet Union
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| 6th | zł 10,000 | Janusz Olejniczak | Poland
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| HM | zł 5,000 | Emanuel Ax | United States
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| zł 5,000 | Ikuko Endo | Japan
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| zł 5,000 | Ivan Klánský |  Czechoslovakia
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| zł 5,000 | Alain Neveux |  France
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| zł 5,000 | Karol Nicze | Poland
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| zł 5,000 | Irina Smolina | Soviet Union
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Two special prizes were awarded:
| Special prize | Winner | ||
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| Best Performance of Mazurkas | zł 10,000 | Garrick Ohlsson | United States
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| Best Performance of a Polonaise | zł 10,000 | Piotr Paleczny | Poland
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Jury edit
The jury consisted of:[1]
Raif J. Abillama
Guido Agosti (vice-chairman)
István Antal
Jan Ekier
Monique Haas
Gheorghe Halmos- Jan Hoffman
- Witold Małcużyński
Susumu Nagai
Tatiana Nikolayeva (vice-chairman)
Stepanka Pelischek- Éliane Richepin
Maria Teresa Rodriguez
Annerose Schmidt- Kazimierz Sikorski (chairman)
- Regina Smendzianka
Pavel Štěpán- Zbigniew Szymonowicz (secretary)
- 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.
- 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.