XIII International Chopin Piano Competition

The XIII International Chopin Piano Competition (Polish: XIII Międzynarodowy Konkurs Pianistyczny im. Fryderyka Chopina) took place in Warsaw from October 1–22, 1995. As in the previous competition five years earlier, the first prize was not awarded.[1]

The Thirteenth International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition
Official poster
DateOctober 1–22, 1995 (1995-10-01 – 1995-10-22)
VenueNational Philharmonic, Warsaw
Winnernot awarded
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Awards

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The competition consisted of three stages and a final. The first prize was not awarded. Instead, Philippe Giusiano and Alexei Sultanov shared second prize. Sultanov, considered the favourite by the public, refused his award by boycotting the prize-winners' concert.[1]

The following prizes were awarded:

Prize Winner
  not awarded
  US$20,000 Philippe Giusiano   France
US$20,000 Alexei Sultanov (refusal)   Uzbekistan
  US$15,000 Gabriela Montero   Venezuela
  United States
4th US$10,000 Rem Urasin   Russia
5th US$6,000 Rika Miyatani   Japan
6th US$4,000 Magdalena Lisak   Poland
HM US$3,500 Nami Ejiri   Poland
US$3,500 Nelson Goerner   Argentina
US$3,500 Andrey Ponochevny   Belarus
US$3,500 Katia Skanavi   Russia

For the first and only time in the history of the competition, none of the 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 not awarded

Jury

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Competition Results (by rounds)

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First round

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October 2–8.

Second round

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October 10–13

Semi-finals

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October 15 and 16

Final

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October 18 and 19

References

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  1. ^ a b "The 13th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition". Fryderyk Chopin Institute. Retrieved 2021-07-29.

Further reading

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