| 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Adam Harasiewicz |
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
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | zł 30,000 | Adam Harasiewicz | Poland |
| 2nd | zł 25,000 | Vladimir Ashkenazy | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Soviet Union |
| 3rd | zł 20,000 | Fou Ts'ong |  China |
| 4th | zł 18,000 | Bernard Ringeissen |  France |
| 5th | zł 16,000 | Naum Shtarkman | Soviet Union |
| 6th | zł 14,000 | Dmitry Paperno | Soviet Union |
| 7th | zł 12,000 | Lidia Grychtołówna | Poland |
| 8th | zł 10,000 | André Tchaikowsky | Poland |
| 9th | zł 9,000 | Dmitry Sakharov | Soviet Union |
| 10th | zł 8,000 | Kiyoko Tanaka | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Japan |
| HM | zł 5,000 | Emi Béhar |  Bulgaria |
| zł 5,000 | Monique Duphil | France | |
| zł 5,000 | Peter Frankl | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Hungary | |
| zł 5,000 | Stanislav Knor |  Czechoslovakia | |
| zł 5,000 | Edwin Kowalik | Poland | |
| zł 5,000 | Nina Lelczuk | Soviet Union | |
| zł 5,000 | Miłosz Magin | Poland | |
| zł 5,000 | Annerose Schmidt |  East Germany | |
| zł 5,000 | Irina Sijalova | Soviet Union | |
| zł 5,000 | Tamás Vásáry | Hungary | |
One special prize was awarded:
| Special prize | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Performance of Mazurkas | zł 10,000 | Fou Ts'ong | China |
Jury
The jury consisted of:[1]
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Stefan Askenase- Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
- Émile Bosquet
Harold Craxton (vice-chairman)- Zbigniew Drzewiecki (chairman)
- Jacques Février
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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)
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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
- 1 2 3 "The 5th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition". Fryderyk Chopin Institute. Retrieved 30 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.
- 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.