V International Chopin Piano Competition

The Fifth International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition
Date21 February – 20 March 1955 (1955-02-21 – 1955-03-20)
VenueNational Philharmonic, Warsaw
Hosted byPolish Ministry of Culture and Art
WinnerPoland Adam Harasiewicz
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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

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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 30,000 Adam Harasiewicz  Poland
2nd 25,000 Vladimir Ashkenazy  Soviet Union
3rd 20,000 Fou Ts'ong  China
4th 18,000 Bernard Ringeissen  France
5th 16,000 Naum Shtarkman  Soviet Union
6th 14,000 Dmitry Paperno  Soviet Union
7th 12,000 Lidia Grychtołówna  Poland
8th 10,000 André Tchaikowsky  Poland
9th 9,000 Dmitry Sakharov  Soviet Union
10th 8,000 Kiyoko Tanaka [jp]  Japan
HM 5,000 Emi Béhar  Bulgaria
5,000 Monique Duphil [ru]  France
5,000 Peter Frankl  Hungary
5,000 Stanislav Knor [fr]  Czechoslovakia
5,000 Edwin Kowalik [pl]  Poland
5,000 Nina Lelczuk  Soviet Union
5,000 Miłosz Magin  Poland
5,000 Annerose Schmidt  East Germany
5,000 Irina Sijalova  Soviet Union
5,000 Tamás Vásáry  Hungary

One special prize was awarded:

Special prize Winner
Best Performance of Mazurkas 10,000 Fou Ts'ong  China

Jury

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The jury consisted of:[1]

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

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  1. ^ a b c "The 5th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition". Fryderyk Chopin Institute. Retrieved 30 July 2021.

Further reading

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