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VII International Chopin Piano Competition

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The Seventh International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition
Date21 February – 16 March 1965 (1965-02-21 – 1965-03-16)
VenueNational Philharmonic, Warsaw
Hosted byFryderyk Chopin Society [pl]
WinnerArgentina Martha Argerich
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Martha Argerich won the competition

The VII International Chopin Piano Competition (Polish: VII Międzynarodowy Konkurs Pianistyczny im. Fryderyka Chopina) was held from 21 February to 16 March 1965 in Warsaw. The competition was won by Martha Argerich of Argentina, becoming the first and so far only South American winner.

Awards

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Martha Argerich during a rehearsal with the orchestra for the final

The competition consisted of three elimination stages and a final with six pianists.

The following prizes were awarded:[1]

Prize Winner
1st 40,000 Martha Argerich  Argentina
2nd 30,000 Arthur Moreira Lima  Brazil
3rd 25,000 Marta Sosińska  Poland
4th 20,000 Hiroko Nakamura  Japan
5th 15,000 Edward Auer  United States
6th 10,000 Elżbieta Głąbówna [pl]  Poland
HM 5,000 Marek Jabłoński [fr]  Canada
5,000 Tamara Kołoss  Soviet Union
5,000 Lois Carole Pachucki  United States
5,000 Viktoria Postnikova  Soviet Union
5,000 Blanka Uribe  Colombia
5,000 Ewa Maria Żuk  Venezuela

Two special prizes were awarded:

Special prize Winner
Best Performance of Mazurkas Martha Argerich  Argentina
Best Performance of a Polonaise Marta Sosińska  Poland

Jury

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The jury consisted of:[1]

Jury chairman Zbigniew Drzewiecki in conversation with conductor Witold Rowicki during a rehearsal for the final

References

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  1. ^ a b "The 7th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition". Fryderyk Chopin Institute. Retrieved 29 July 2021.

Further reading

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