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VIII International Chopin Piano Competition

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The Eighth International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition
Date6–25 October 1970 (1970-10-06 – 1970-10-25)
VenueNational Philharmonic, Warsaw
Hosted byFryderyk Chopin Society [pl]
WinnerUnited States Garrick Ohlsson
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The VIII International Chopin Piano Competition (Polish: VIII Międzynarodowy Konkurs Pianistyczny im. Fryderyka Chopina) was held from 6 to 25 October 1970 in Warsaw. The competition was won by Garrick Ohlsson of the United States, becoming the first and so far only American winner.

This was the first competition that was held in October; previous competitions had been held in February.

Awards

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The competition consisted of two elimination stages and a final with twelve pianists.

The following prizes were awarded:[1]

Prize Winner
1st 40,000 Garrick Ohlsson  United States
2nd 30,000 Mitsuko Uchida  Japan
3rd 25,000 Piotr Paleczny  Poland
4th 20,000 Eugen Indjic  United States
5th 15,000 Natalya Gavrilova [ru]  Soviet Union
6th 10,000 Janusz Olejniczak  Poland
HM 5,000 Emanuel Ax  United States
5,000 Ikuko Endo [jp]  Japan
5,000 Ivan Klánský  Czechoslovakia
5,000 Alain Neveux  France
5,000 Karol Nicze [pl]  Poland
5,000 Irina Smolina  Soviet Union

Two special prizes were awarded:

Special prize Winner
Best Performance of Mazurkas 10,000 Garrick Ohlsson  United States
Best Performance of a Polonaise 10,000 Piotr Paleczny  Poland

Jury

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The jury consisted of:[1]

Leon Fleisher (USA) resigned just before the competition due to an illness.

References

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  1. ^ a b "The 8th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition". Fryderyk Chopin Institute. Retrieved 29 July 2021.

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