III International Chopin Piano Competition
Piano competition (1937)
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The III International Chopin Piano Competition (Polish: III MiÄdzynarodowy Konkurs Pianistyczny im. Fryderyka Chopina) was held from 21 February to 13 March 1937 in Warsaw. It was the last competition before the outbreak of World War II, and the competition would not be held again until 1949.
Yakov Zak| The Third International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition | |
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| Date | 21 February â 13 March 1937 |
| Venue | National Philharmonic, Warsaw |
| Hosted by | Warsaw Music Society |
| Winner | Yakov Zak |
80 pianists from 22 countries took part in the competition, including two participants from Japan. Contestants could choose between pianos manufactured by Bechstein, Bösendorfer, Pleyel and Steinway. Soviet pianist Yakov Zak was awarded the first prize.
Awards
Out of 80 pianists in the elimination stage, 21 were admitted to the final, where they performed two consecutive movements of one of Chopin's two piano concertos with the Warsaw Philharmonic.[1]
The two female Japanese pianists Miwa Kai and Chieko Hara received great acclaim among critics and the public. When news broke that Hara, who reached the final, was not among the prize-winners and was merely awarded an honorable mention, a commotion broke out. Fearing that the frenzied crowd would cause damage to the Philharmonic, industrialist StanisÅaw Meyer sponsored a special award for Hara.[2]
The following prizes were awarded:[1]
| Prize | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5,000zÅ | Yakov Zak | Soviet Union |
| 2nd | 2,500zÅ | Rosa Tamarkina | Soviet Union |
| 3rd | 2,500zÅ | Witold MaÅcużyÅski |  Poland |
| 4th | 2,000zÅ | Lance Dossor |  United Kingdom |
| 5th | 2,000zÅ | Agi Jambor |  Hungary |
| 6th | 1,000zÅ | Edith Axenfeld |  Germany |
| 7th | 1,000zÅ | Monique de La Bruchollerie |  France |
| 8th | 500zÅ | Jan Ekier | Poland |
| 9th | 500zÅ | Tatiana Goldfarb | Soviet Union |
| 10th | 500zÅ | Olga Iliwicka | Poland |
| 11th | 500zÅ | Pierre Maillard-Verger | France |
| 12th | 250zŠ| Lélia Gousseau | France |
| 13th | 200zÅ | Halina Kalmanowicz | Poland |
| HM | Jan BereżyÅski | Poland | |
| Maria BiliÅska-Riegerowa | Poland | ||
| Márta Blaha | Hungary | ||
| György Faragó | Hungary | ||
| Colette Gaveau | France | ||
| Zbigniew Grzybowski | Poland | ||
| Chieko Hara |  Japan | ||
| Natalia Hornowska-PÄziÅska | Poland | ||
| Nina Jemelianowa | Soviet Union | ||
| Helena Landau | Poland | ||
| Fryderyk Portnoj | Poland | ||
| Paulina Szmukler | Poland | ||
| Viktorie Å vihlÃková |  Czechoslovakia | ||
| Marie Aimée Warrot | France | ||
| Jozsef Weingarten | Hungary | ||
Two special prizes were awarded:
| Special prize | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Performance of Mazurkas | 250zÅ | Yakov Zak | Soviet Union |
| Best Performances of a Sonata | 500zÅ | Lance Dossor | United Kingdom |
Jury
The jury consisted of:[1]
Guido Agosti
Wilhelm Backhaus (vice-chairman)- Attilo Brugnoli
Zofia Buckiewiczowa- Marian DÄ
browski
- Zbigniew Drzewiecki
Emil Frey- Alfred Hoehn
Imre Keeri-Szano
Lazare Lévy
Loris Margaritis- Eugeniusz Morawski-DÄ
browa
Heinrich Neuhaus- Marie Panthès
- Isidor Philipp (vice-chairman)
- Zofia Rabcewicz
- Lucyna Robowska
- Richard Rössler
Emil von Sauer (vice-chairman)
Paul Schubert- Imre Stefaniai
Andrei Stojanow- Stefan ÅledziÅski
- Józef Åmidowicz
Magda Tagliaferro- Józef TurczyÅski
- Adam Wieniawski (chairman)
- BolesÅaw Woytowicz (secretary)
- Jerzy Żurawlew
