XII International Chopin Piano Competition
Piano competition (1990)
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The XII International Chopin Piano Competition (Polish: XII MiÄdzynarodowy Konkurs Pianistyczny im. Fryderyka Chopina) was held from 1 to 20 October 1990 in Warsaw. For the first time in the history of the competition, the first prize was not awarded.[1]
| The Twelfth International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Date | 1â20 October 1990 |
| Venue | National Philharmonic, Warsaw |
| Hosted by | Fryderyk Chopin Society |
| Winner | not awarded |
Awards
The competition consisted of three stages and a final. For the first time in the history of the competition, there was no winner. Musicologist Janusz Ekiert recalled: "The 12th Competition passed without any manifestations of great admiration and without any great controversy. Youngsters did not choose their idols, and the favourites failed to ignite people's imagination. One was hard pressed to notice any of the feverishly sparkling eyes that one remembered from previous competitions. No one in the audience fainted from emotion; if anyone, only a pianist."[1]
The following prizes were awarded:[1]
| Prize | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
 |
not awarded | |
 |
Kevin Kenner |  United States |
 |
Yukio Yokoyama |  Japan |
| 4th | Corrado Rollero |  Italy |
| Margarita Shevchenko |  Soviet Union | |
| 5th | Anna Malikova | Soviet Union |
| Takako Takahashi | Japan | |
| 6th | Caroline Sageman |  France |
| HM | Hiroshi Arimori | Japan |
| Philippe Giusiano | France | |
| Koji Oikawa | Japan | |
| Kyoko Tabe | Japan | |
Three special prizes were awarded:
| Special prize | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| Best Performance of a Concerto | not awarded | |
| Best Performance of Mazurkas | not awarded | |
| Best Performance of a Polonaise | Kevin Kenner | United States |
| Wojciech ÅwitaÅa |  Poland | |
Jury
The jury consisted of:[1]
Vladimir Ashkenazy (
V)
Ryszard Bakst- Halina Czerny-StefaÅska (
IV) 
Anton Dikov- Sergei Dorensky
- Jan Ekier (chairman)
Leon Fleisher- Lidia GrychtoÅówna
- Barbara Hesse-Bukowska ( IV)
- Andrzej JasiÅski
Cyprien Katsaris
Ivan Klánský
Hiroko Nakamura
Gerhard Oppitz- Piotr Paleczny
Bernard Ringeissen
Maria Tipo
Eugène Traey (vice chairman)- Lev Vlassenko (vice chairman)
- Kazuko Yasukawa
- Tadeusz Å»mudziÅski
