VII International Chopin Piano Competition
| The Seventh International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition | |
|---|---|
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| Date | 21 February – 16 March 1965 |
| Venue | National Philharmonic, Warsaw |
| Hosted by | Fryderyk Chopin Society |
| Winner |  Martha Argerich |
The VII International Chopin Piano Competition (Polish: VII Międzynarodowy Konkurs Pianistyczny im. Fryderyka Chopina) was held from 21 February to 16 March 1965 in Warsaw. The competition was won by Martha Argerich of Argentina, becoming the first and so far only South American winner.
Awards
The competition consisted of three elimination stages and a final with six pianists.
The following prizes were awarded:[1]
| Prize | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 40,000zł | Martha Argerich | Argentina
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| 2nd | 30,000zł | Arthur Moreira Lima | .svg.png){kind=small} Brazil
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| 3rd | 25,000zł | Marta Sosińska | .svg.png){kind=small} Poland
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| 4th | 20,000zł | Hiroko Nakamura |  Japan
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| 5th | 15,000zł | Edward Auer |  United States
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| 6th | 10,000zł | Elżbieta Głąbówna | Poland
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| HM | 5,000zł | Marek Jabłoński | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada
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| 5,000zł | Tamara Kołoss |  Soviet Union
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| 5,000zł | Lois Carole Pachucki | United States
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| 5,000zł | Viktoria Postnikova | Soviet Union
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| 5,000zł | Blanka Uribe |  Colombia
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| 5,000zł | Ewa Maria Żuk |  Venezuela
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Two special prizes were awarded:
| Special prize | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| Best Performance of Mazurkas | Martha Argerich | Argentina
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| Best Performance of a Polonaise | Marta Sosińska | Poland
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Jury
The jury consisted of:[1]
- Zbigniew Drzewiecki (chairman)
- Jan Ekier
- Yakov Flier (vice-chairman)
Arthur Hedley (vice-chairman)- Jan Hoffman
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Nikita Magaloff
Timo Mikkilä
Vlado Perlemuter
Frantisek Rauch
Renzo Silvestri
Veselin Stoyanov- Magda Tagliaferro
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Sigismund Toduță- Margerita Trombini-Kazuro
Amadeus Webersinke- Maria Wiłkomirska
- Bolesław Woytowicz
- Jerzy Żurawlew
References
- ^ a b "The 7th 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.