The Fifth International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition | |
Venue: | National Philharmonic, Warsaw |
Host: | Polish Ministry of Culture and Art |
Holder Label: | Winner |
Holder: | Adam Harasiewicz |
Previous: | 4th |
Main: | Chopin Competition |
Next: | 6th |
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 | Adam Harasiewicz | Poland | |
2nd | Vladimir Ashkenazy | ||
3rd | Fou Ts'ong | China | |
4th | Bernard Ringeissen | France | |
5th | Naum Shtarkman | ||
6th | Dmitry Paperno | ||
7th | Lidia Grychtołówna | Poland | |
8th | André Tchaikowsky | Poland | |
9th | Dmitry Sakharov | ||
10th | Japan | ||
Emi Béhar | Bulgaria | ||
France | |||
Peter Frankl | Hungary | ||
Poland | |||
Nina Lelczuk | |||
Miłosz Magin | Poland | ||
Annerose Schmidt | |||
Irina Sijalova | |||
Tamás Vásáry | Hungary |
One special prize was awarded:
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]