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The Fifth International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition | |
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Date | 21 February – 20 March 1955 |
Venue | National Philharmonic, Warsaw |
Hosted by | Polish Ministry of Culture and Art |
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The V International Chopin Piano Competition ( Polish: V Międzynarodowy Konkurs Pianistyczny im. Fryderyka Chopina) was held from 21 February to 20 March 1955 in Warsaw. The competition was won by Adam Harasiewicz of Poland.
The competition was held in the rebuilt National Philharmonic, the date having been moved from October 1954 to February 1955, temporarily increasing the gap between two competitions to six years. Competitors were accommodated in the Hotel Polonia, where 70 practice pianos were installed.
The competition consisted of three elimination stages, with 74, 41 and 21 pianists respectively. Vladimir Ashkenazy was considered the favorite up until the final stage, where he performed less strongly, ultimately coming in second after Adam Harasiewicz.
The following prizes were awarded: [1]
Prize | Winner | ||
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1st | 30,000 zł | Adam Harasiewicz | ![]() |
2nd | 25,000 zł | Vladimir Ashkenazy | ![]() |
3rd | 20,000 zł | Fou Ts'ong | ![]() |
4th | 18,000 zł | Bernard Ringeissen | ![]() |
5th | 16,000 zł | Naum Shtarkman | ![]() |
6th | 14,000 zł | Dmitry Paperno | ![]() |
7th | 12,000 zł | Lidia Grychtołówna | ![]() |
8th | 10,000 zł | André Tchaikowsky | ![]() |
9th | 9,000 zł | Dmitry Sakharov | ![]() |
10th | 8,000 zł | Kiyoko Tanaka | ![]() |
HM | 5,000 zł | Emi Béhar | ![]() |
5,000 zł | Monique Duphil | ![]() | |
5,000 zł | Peter Frankl | ![]() | |
5,000 zł | Stanislav Knor | ![]() | |
5,000 zł | Edwin Kowalik | ![]() | |
5,000 zł | Nina Lelczuk | ![]() | |
5,000 zł | Miłosz Magin | ![]() | |
5,000 zł | Annerose Schmidt | ![]() | |
5,000 zł | Irina Sijalova | ![]() | |
5,000 zł | Tamás Vásáry | ![]() |
One special prize was awarded:
Special prize | Winner | ||
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Best Performance of Mazurkas | 10,000 zł | Fou Ts'ong | ![]() |
The jury consisted of: [1]
For the first time, the jury did not sit on the stage, but on the balcony of the auditorium, where it has remained since. [1]