II International Chopin Piano Competition
The II International Chopin Piano Competition (Polish: II Międzynarodowy Konkurs Pianistyczny im. Fryderyka Chopina) was held from 6 to 23 March 1932 in Warsaw. Popular with the public, it attracted correspondents from all over the world, not least because of the high-profile composition of the competition jury. Soviet pianist Alexander Uninsky was awarded the first prize, after winning a coin toss against Imre Ungár, who was awarded second place.
| The Second International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition | |
|---|---|
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| Date | 6–23 March 1932 |
| Venue | National Philharmonic, Warsaw |
| Hosted by | Warsaw Music Society |
| Winner | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Alexander Uninsky |
Guest of honor was Maurice Ravel, who performed his Piano Concerto in G major and La valse during a concert on 11 March.
Awards
Out of 67 pianists in the elimination stage, 14 were admitted to the final, where they performed two consecutive movements of one of Chopin's two piano concertos with the Warsaw Philharmonic. Alexander Uninsky was originally awarded joint first prize with blind pianist Imre Ungár, though lots were drawn after the latter refused to accept a joint prize.[1]
The following prizes were awarded:[1]
| Prize | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | zł 5,000 | Alexander Uninsky (c) | Soviet Union |
| 2nd | zł 3,000 | Imre Ungár (c) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Hungary |
| 3rd | zł 2,000 | Bolesław Kon (c) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Poland |
| 4th | zł 2,000 | Abram Lufer (c) | Soviet Union |
| 5th | zł 1,500 | Lajos Kentner | Hungary |
| 6th | zł 1,000 | Leonid Sagalov | Soviet Union |
| 7th | zł 1,000 | Leon Boruński | Poland |
| 8th | zł 1,000 | Teodor Gutman | Soviet Union |
| 9th | zł 500 | Gyula Károlyi | Hungary |
| 10th | zł 400 | Kurt Engel |  Austria |
| 11th | zł 400 | Emanuel Grossman | Soviet Union |
| 12th | zł 400 | Josef Wagner | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Germany |
| 13th | zł 300 | Maryla Jonasówna | Poland |
| 14th | zł 300 | Lily Herz | Hungary |
| 15th | zł 300 | Suzanne de Mayère | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium |
| HM | Abram Djakow | Soviet Union | |
| Maria Dońska | Poland | ||
| Olga Iliwicka | Poland | ||
| Aleksandr Jocheles | Soviet Union | ||
| Aleksander Kagan | Poland | ||
| Maria Novik |  Latvia | ||
| Wiera Razumowskaja | Soviet Union | ||
| Aleksander Sienkiewicz | Poland | ||
| Pawieł Sieriebriakow | Soviet Union | ||
| Carlo Vidusso | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Italy | ||
One special prize was awarded:
| Special prize | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| Best Performance of Mazurkas | Alexander Uninsky | Soviet Union |
Jury
The jury consisted of:[1]
- Franciszek Brzeziński (substitute)
- Marian Dąbrowski (substitute)
- Zbigniew Drzewiecki
- Arthur De Greef
- Alfred Hoehn
- Roman Jasiński (substitute)
- Juliusz Kaden-Bandrowski
Marguerite Long- Joseph Marx
- Eugeniusz Morawski-Dąbrowa (secretary)
- Stanisław Niewiadomski (vice-chairman)
- Zofia Rabcewicz
- Maurice Ravel (guest of honor)
- Richard Rössler
- Karol Szymanowski
- Józef Śmidowicz
- Józef Turczyński
- Paul Weingarten
- Adam Wieniawski (chairman)
- Carlo Zecchi
- Jerzy Żurawlew
References
- "II International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition". Fryderyk Chopin Institute. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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.
- 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.
- Ossowski, Jerzy; Brodska, Halina (2010). The International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in photographs. Warsaw: Fryderyk Chopin Institute. ISBN 978-83-61142-36-2.
External links
- Chopin Institute's channel on YouTube
Media related to 2nd International Chopin Piano Competition at Wikimedia Commons