The International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition is one of the oldest and the most prestigious piano competition in the world, organized in Warsaw since 1927 and held every 5 years since 1955. Frédéric-François Chopin (March 1, 1810 – October 17, 1849) is widely seen as the greatest of Polish composers and among the very greatest of composers for the piano, the instrument for which he wrote almost exclusively. ... This article is about the modern musical instrument. ... Warsaw (Polish: Warszawa, see also other names, in full The Capital City of Warsaw, Polish: Miasto Stołeczne Warszawa) is the capital of Poland and its largest city. ... 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

It was founded by a Polish pianist, composer and teacher Professor Jerzy Zurawlew (1887–1980). Until the 2000 competition, the jury could opt to not award prizes. In 2000, the rules changed to require all six prizes to be awarded, and after 15 years of not awarding the First Prize, the award went to Yundi Li of China. Li Yundi (Chinese: 李云迪, pinyin: Lǐ Yúndí) (born October 7, 1982) is a well-known young classical pianist. ...

Top prize winners

Winners of the top prize awarded in the given year and category (first prize, unless otherwise noted).

• 1927: Lev Oborin
• 1932: Alexandre Uninsky
• 1937: Jakov Zak
• 1949: Bella Davidovich and Halina Czerny-Stefanska shared first prize.
• 1955: Adam Harasiewicz
• 1960: Maurizio Pollini
• 1965: Martha Argerich
• 1970: Garrick Ohlsson
• 1975: Krystian Zimerman
• 1980: Dang Thai Son
• 1985: Stanislav Bunin
• 1990: No first prize awarded. Kevin Kenner won second prize.
• 1995: No first prize awarded. Philippe Giusiano and Alexei Sultanov shared second prize.
• 2000: Yundi Li

Bella Davidovich (born 1928) is a Azerbaijani pianist. ... Maurizio Pollini Maurizio Pollini (born January 5, 1942) is an Italian pianist. ... Martha Argerich Martha Argerich (born June 5, 1941) is a pianist of Argentinian origin. ... Garrick Ohlsson (born, April 3, 1948) in New York is an American pianist. ... Krystian Zimerman (born December 5, 1956) is a Polish classical pianist. ... Li Yundi (Chinese: 李云迪, pinyin: Lǐ Yúndí) (born October 7, 1982) is a well-known young classical pianist. ...

See also

• List of classical music competitions
• Other piano competitions named after Chopin

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External links

• Official International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition website (http://www.konkurs.chopin.pl/index.php?Lang=en)
• Chopin Foundation of the United States (http://www.chopin.org)