IX International Chopin Piano Competition

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.

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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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
  Krystian Zimerman   Poland
  Dina Joffe   Soviet Union
  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.

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