VII International Chopin Piano Competition

Piano competition (1965)
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The Seventh International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition
Date21 February – 16 March 1965 (1965-02-21 – 1965-03-16)
VenueNational Philharmonic, Warsaw
Hosted byFryderyk Chopin Society [pl]
WinnerArgentina Martha Argerich
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Martha Argerich won the competition

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

Martha Argerich during a rehearsal with the orchestra for the final

The competition consisted of three elimination stages and a final with six pianists.

The following prizes were awarded:[1]

Prize Winner
1st zł 40,000 Martha Argerich  Argentina
2nd zł 30,000 Arthur Moreira Lima  Brazil
3rd zł 25,000 Marta Sosińska  Poland
4th zł 20,000 Hiroko Nakamura  Japan
5th zł 15,000 Edward Auer  United States
6th zł 10,000 Elżbieta Głąbówna [pl]  Poland
HM zł 5,000 Marek Jabłoński [fr]  Canada
zł 5,000 Tamara Kołoss  Soviet Union
zł 5,000 Lois Carole Pachucki  United States
zł 5,000 Viktoria Postnikova  Soviet Union
zł 5,000 Blanka Uribe  Colombia
zł 5,000 Ewa Maria Żuk  Venezuela

Two special prizes were awarded:

Special prize Winner
Best Performance of Mazurkas Martha Argerich  Argentina
Best Performance of a Polonaise Marta Sosińska  Poland

Jury

The jury consisted of:[1]

Jury chairman Zbigniew Drzewiecki in conversation with conductor Witold Rowicki during a rehearsal for the final

References

  1. ^ 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.
  • 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.

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