The Fifth International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition | |
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Date | 21 February – 20 March 1955 |
Venue | National Philharmonic, Warsaw |
Hosted by | Polish Ministry of Culture and Art |
Winner | ![]() |
The V International Chopin Piano Competition (Polish: V Międzynarodowy Konkurs Pianistyczny im. Fryderyka Chopina) was held from 21 February to 20 March 1955 in Warsaw. The competition was won by Adam Harasiewicz of Poland.
The competition was held in the rebuilt National Philharmonic, the date having been moved from October 1954 to February 1955, temporarily increasing the gap between two competitions to six years. Competitors were accommodated in the Hotel Polonia, where 70 practice pianos were installed.
Awards
[edit]The competition consisted of three elimination stages, with 74, 41 and 21 pianists respectively. Vladimir Ashkenazy was considered the favorite up until the final stage, where he performed less strongly, ultimately coming in second after Adam Harasiewicz.
The following prizes were awarded:[1]
Prize | Winner | ||
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1st | 30,000zł | Adam Harasiewicz | ![]() |
2nd | 25,000zł | Vladimir Ashkenazy | ![]() |
3rd | 20,000zł | Fou Ts'ong | ![]() |
4th | 18,000zł | Bernard Ringeissen | ![]() |
5th | 16,000zł | Naum Shtarkman | ![]() |
6th | 14,000zł | Dmitry Paperno | ![]() |
7th | 12,000zł | Lidia Grychtołówna | ![]() |
8th | 10,000zł | André Tchaikowsky | ![]() |
9th | 9,000zł | Dmitry Sakharov | ![]() |
10th | 8,000zł | Kiyoko Tanaka | ![]() |
HM | 5,000zł | Emi Béhar | ![]() |
5,000zł | Monique Duphil | ![]() | |
5,000zł | Peter Frankl | ![]() | |
5,000zł | Stanislav Knor | ![]() | |
5,000zł | Edwin Kowalik | ![]() | |
5,000zł | Nina Lelczuk | ![]() | |
5,000zł | Miłosz Magin | ![]() | |
5,000zł | Annerose Schmidt | ![]() | |
5,000zł | Irina Sijalova | ![]() | |
5,000zł | Tamás Vásáry | ![]() |
One special prize was awarded:
Special prize | Winner | ||
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Best Performance of Mazurkas | 10,000zł | Fou Ts'ong | ![]() |
Jury
[edit]The jury consisted of:[1]
Guido Agosti
Stefan Askenase
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Émile Bosquet
Harold Craxton (vice-chairman)
Zbigniew Drzewiecki (chairman)
Jacques Février
Flora Guerra
Emil Hájek
Jan Hoffman
Louis Kentner
Lazare Lévy
Witold Lutosławski
Joseph Marx
František Maxián
Lev Oborin (vice-chairman) (
I)
Lyubomir Pipkov
Bruno Seidlhofer
Hugo Steurer
Ma Sicong
Stanisław Szpinalski (secretary) (
I)
Henryk Sztompka
Józef Śmidowicz (substitute)
Magda Tagliaferro (vice-chairman)
Erik Then-Bergh
Margerita Trombini-Kazuro
Imré Ungár
Maria Wiłkomirska (substitute)
Yakov Zak (
III)
Carlo Zecchi
Jerzy Żurawlew
For the first time, the jury did not sit on the stage, but on the balcony of the auditorium, where it has remained since.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "The 5th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition". Fryderyk Chopin Institute. Retrieved 30 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. 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.