The IX International Chopin Piano Competition ( pl, IX Międzynarodowy Konkurs Pianistyczny im. Fryderyka Chopina) was held from 6 to 29 October 1975 in Warsaw. The competition was won by
Krystian Zimerman
Krystian Zimerman (born 5 December 1956) is a Polish-Swiss concert pianist, conductor and pedagogue who has been described as one of the greatest pianists of his generation. In 1975, he won the IX International Chopin Piano Competition.
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of Poland, the youngest winner to that date at the age of 18.
Awards
The competition consisted of three elimination stages and a final with seven pianists.
For the first time, the first three places were presented with gold, silver, and bronze medals respectively, designed by and produced by the
Polish Mint
The Mint of Poland ( pl, Mennica Polska) is a private company (''Mennica Polska S.A.'') which is the only body permitted to manufacture (mint (coin), mint) coins and investment products in Poland. It is located in Warsaw. It is a joint-stock compa ...
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The following prizes were awarded:
Two special prizes were awarded:
Jury
The jury consisted of:
Jan Ekier
Jan Stanisław Ekier (29 August 1913 – 15 August 2014) was a Polish pianist and composer known for his authoritative edition of Chopin's music for the Chopin National Edition.
Biography
Ekier was born in Kraków, Poland. As a youth, he ...
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* Andrzej Jasiński
Andrzej Jasiński (born 23 October 1936 in Częstochowa) is a Polish pianist.
In 1959 he graduated with honors from the University of Music in Katowice in the piano class of Władysława Markiewiczówna. The following year he won the Maria Cana ...
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* Louis Kentner
Louis Philip Kentner (19 July 190523 September 1987) was a Hungarian, later British, pianist who excelled in the works of Chopin and Liszt, as well as the Hungarian repertoire.
Life and career
He was born Lajos Kentner in Karwin in Austrian S ...
* Eugene List
Eugene List (July 6, 1918March 1, 1985) was an American concert pianist and teacher.
Early life
Eugene List was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He spent his formative years in Los Angeles, where his father Louis List (originally Lisnitzer) ...
(vice-chairman)
* Yevgeny Malinin
Yevgeny Malinin (8 November 19306 April 2001), PAU, was a Soviet and Russian pianist.
Biography
Malinin was born in Moscow. A disciple of Heinrich Neuhaus, he began his career while a student at the Moscow Conservatory. In 1949 he won (ex-a ...
(vice-chairman)
* Witold Małcużyński
Witold Małcużyński (August 10, 1914July 17, 1977) was a distinguished Polish pianist who specialized in the works of Frédéric Chopin. His playing was marked by great passion and poetry.
Biography
Małcużyński was born in 1914. He was the ...
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* Federico Mompou
Frederic Mompou Dencausse (; alternatively Federico Mompou; 16 April 189330 June 1987) was a Spanish and Catalan composer and pianist. He is remembered for his solo piano music and songs.
Life
Early years
Mompou was born in Barcelona to the ...
* Frantisek Rauch
* Bernard Ringeissen
Bernard Ringeissen (born 15 May 1934) is a French classical pianist.
He was born in Paris in 1934. His first teacher, at age 7, was Georges de Lausnay. He entered the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in 1947, aged 12, and won the Pr ...
* Kazimierz Sikorski
Kazimierz Sikorski (June 28, 1895 – July 23, 1986) was a Polish composer. His arrangement of the " Mazurek Dąbrowskiego" is currently used as the Polish national anthem.
Biography
Sikorski was born in Zurich, but studied in Warsaw, first ...
(chairman)
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* Amadeus Webersinke
* Tadeusz Żmudziński
Tadeusz Żmudziński (9 July 1924, in Chorzów – 17 October 1992, in Katowice) was a Polish pianist and educator.
In 1946, Żmudziński graduated with highest honours from the University of Music in Katowice, where he studied under Prof. Wład ...
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