VIII International Chopin Piano Competition
Piano competition (1970)
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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 American winner.
Date6–25 October 1970
VenueNational Philharmonic, Warsaw
HostedbyFryderyk Chopin Society
Winner
Garrick Ohlsson
Garrick Ohlsson| The Eighth International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition | |
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| Date | 6–25 October 1970 |
| Venue | National Philharmonic, Warsaw |
| Hosted by | Fryderyk Chopin Society |
| Winner | Garrick Ohlsson |
This was the first competition that was held in October; previous competitions had been held in February.
Awards
The competition consisted of two elimination stages and a final with twelve pianists.
The following prizes were awarded:[1]
| Prize | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 40,000zł | Garrick Ohlsson | United States |
| 2nd | 30,000zł | Mitsuko Uchida |  Japan |
| 3rd | 25,000zł | Piotr Paleczny |  Poland |
| 4th | 20,000zł | Eugen Indjic | United States |
| 5th | 15,000zł | Natalya Gavrilova |  Soviet Union |
| 6th | 10,000zł | Janusz Olejniczak | Poland |
| HM | 5,000zł | Emanuel Ax | United States |
| 5,000zł | Ikuko Endo | Japan | |
| 5,000zł | Ivan Klánský |  Czechoslovakia | |
| 5,000zł | Alain Neveux |  France | |
| 5,000zł | Karol Nicze | Poland | |
| 5,000zł | Irina Smolina | Soviet Union | |
Two special prizes were awarded:
| Special prize | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Performance of Mazurkas | 10,000zł | Garrick Ohlsson | United States |
| Best Performance of a Polonaise | 10,000zł | Piotr Paleczny | Poland |
Jury
The jury consisted of:[1]
Raif J. Abillama
Guido Agosti (vice-chairman)
István Antal
Jan Ekier
Monique Haas
Gheorghe Halmos- Jan Hoffman
- Witold Małcużyński
Susumu Nagai
Tatiana Nikolayeva (vice-chairman)
Stepanka Pelischek- Éliane Richepin
Maria Teresa Rodriguez
Annerose Schmidt- Kazimierz Sikorski (chairman)
- Regina Smendzianka
Pavel Štěpán- Zbigniew Szymonowicz (secretary)
- Bolesław Woytowicz
Leon Fleisher (USA) resigned just before the competition due to an illness.