II International Chopin Piano Competition
Piano competition (1932)
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The II International Chopin Piano Competition (Polish: II MiÄdzynarodowy Konkurs Pianistyczny im. Fryderyka Chopina) was held from 6 to 23 March 1932 in Warsaw. Popular with the public, it attracted correspondents from all over the world, not least because of the high-profile composition of the competition jury. Soviet pianist Alexander Uninsky was awarded the first prize, after winning a coin toss against Imre Ungár, who was awarded second place.
Alexander Uninsky| The Second International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition | |
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| Date | 6â23 March 1932 |
| Venue | National Philharmonic, Warsaw |
| Hosted by | Warsaw Music Society |
| Winner | Alexander Uninsky |
Guest of honor was Maurice Ravel, who performed his Piano Concerto in G major and La valse during a concert on 11 March.
Awards
Out of 67 pianists in the elimination stage, 14 were admitted to the final, where they performed two consecutive movements of one of Chopin's two piano concertos with the Warsaw Philharmonic. Alexander Uninsky was originally awarded joint first prize with blind pianist Imre Ungár, though lots were drawn after the latter refused to accept a joint prize.[1]
The following prizes were awarded:[1]
| Prize | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5,000zÅ | Alexander Uninsky (c) | Soviet Union |
| 2nd | 3,000zŠ| Imre Ungár (c) |  Hungary |
| 3rd | 2,000zÅ | BolesÅaw Kon (c) |  Poland |
| 4th | 2,000zÅ | Abram Lufer (c) | Soviet Union |
| 5th | 1,500zÅ | Lajos Kentner | Hungary |
| 6th | 1,000zÅ | Leonid Sagalov | Soviet Union |
| 7th | 1,000zÅ | Leon BoruÅski | Poland |
| 8th | 1,000zÅ | Teodor Gutman | Soviet Union |
| 9th | 500zŠ| Gyula Károlyi | Hungary |
| 10th | 400zÅ | Kurt Engel |  Austria |
| 11th | 400zÅ | Emanuel Grossman | Soviet Union |
| 12th | 400zÅ | Josef Wagner |  Germany |
| 13th | 300zŠ| Maryla Jonasówna | Poland |
| 14th | 300zÅ | Lily Herz | Hungary |
| 15th | 300zŠ| Suzanne de Mayère |  Belgium |
| HM | Abram Djakow | Soviet Union | |
| Maria DoÅska | Poland | ||
| Olga Iliwicka | Poland | ||
| Aleksandr Jocheles | Soviet Union | ||
| Aleksander Kagan | Poland | ||
| Maria Novik |  Latvia | ||
| Wiera Razumowskaja | Soviet Union | ||
| Aleksander Sienkiewicz | Poland | ||
| PawieÅ Sieriebriakow | Soviet Union | ||
| Carlo Vidusso |  Italy | ||
One special prize was awarded:
| Special prize | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| Best Performance of Mazurkas | Alexander Uninsky | Soviet Union |
Jury
The jury consisted of:[1]
Franciszek BrzeziÅski (substitute)- Marian DÄ
browski (substitute)
- Zbigniew Drzewiecki
Arthur De Greef
Alfred Hoehn- Roman JasiÅski (substitute)
- Juliusz Kaden-Bandrowski
Marguerite Long
Joseph Marx- Eugeniusz Morawski-DÄ
browa (secretary)
- StanisÅaw Niewiadomski (vice-chairman)
- Zofia Rabcewicz
- Maurice Ravel (guest of honor)
- Richard Rössler
- Karol Szymanowski
- Józef Åmidowicz
- Józef TurczyÅski
- Paul Weingarten
- Adam Wieniawski (chairman)
Carlo Zecchi- Jerzy Żurawlew
