| Date | 21 February 1965 – 16 March 1965 |
|---|---|
| Venue | National Philharmonic, Warsaw |
| Host | Fryderyk Chopin Society |
| Holder label | Winner |
| Holder | Martha Argerich |
| Previous | 6th |
| Main | Chopin Competition |
| Next | 8th |
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
The competition consisted of three elimination stages and a final with six pianists.
The following prizes were awarded:[1]
| Prize | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | zł40,000 | Martha Argerich | Argentina |
| 2nd | zł30,000 | Arthur Moreira Lima | Brazil |
| 3rd | zł25,000 | Marta Sosińska | Poland |
| 4th | zł20,000 | Hiroko Nakamura | Japan |
| 5th | zł15,000 | Edward Auer | United States |
| 6th | zł10,000 | Elżbieta Głąbówna | Poland |
| HM | zł5,000 | Marek Jabłoński | Canada |
| zł5,000 | Tamara Kołoss | Soviet Union | |
| zł5,000 | Lois Carole Pachucki | United States | |
| zł5,000 | Viktoria Postnikova | Soviet Union | |
| zł5,000 | Blanka Uribe | Colombia | |
| zł5,000 | 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
The jury consisted of:[1] <onlyinclude>
- Zbigniew Drzewiecki (chairman)
- Jan Ekier
- Yakov Flier (vice-chairman)
- Arthur Hedley (vice-chairman)
- Jan Hoffman
- Pal Kadosa
- Eugene List
- Ivo Maček
- Nikita Magaloff
- Timo Mikkilä
- Vlado Perlemuter
- Frantisek Rauch
- Renzo Silvestri
- Veselin Stoyanov
- Magda Tagliaferro
- Sigismund Toduță
- Margerita Trombini-Kazuro
- Amadeus Webersinke
- Maria Wiłkomirska
- Bolesław Woytowicz
- Jerzy Żurawlew
</onlyinclude>
References
- ^ "The 7th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition". Fryderyk Chopin Institute. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
Further reading
- Ekiert, Janusz (2010). The Endless Search for Chopin: The History of the International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw. 1st ed. Warsaw: Muza. ISBN 978-83-7495-812-7. OCLC 670048637
- Arendt, Ada; Bogucki, Marcin; Majewski, Paweł; Sobczak, Kornelia (2020). Chopinowskie igrzysko. Historia Międzynarodowego Konkursu Pianistycznego im. Fryderyka Chopina 1927–2015 [The Chopin Games. The History of the International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition 1927–2015] (in Polish). 1st ed. Warsaw: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego. ISBN 978-83-235-4127-1. OCLC 1153285192
- Ossowski, Jerzy & Brodska, Halina (2010). The International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in photographs. Warsaw: Fryderyk Chopin Institute. ISBN 978-83-61142-36-2. OCLC 802743657
External links
- Chopin Institute on YouTube