VII International Chopin Piano Competition

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.

The Seventh International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition
Date21 February – 16 March 1965 (1965-02-21 1965-03-16)
VenueNational Philharmonic, Warsaw
Hosted byFryderyk Chopin Society
WinnerArgentina Martha Argerich
Martha Argerich won the competition

Awards

Martha Argerich during a rehearsal with the orchestra for the final

The competition consisted of three elimination stages and a final with six pianists.

The following prizes were awarded:[1]

Prize Winner
1st  40,000 Martha Argerich  Argentina
2nd  30,000 Arthur Moreira Lima  Brazil
3rd  25,000 Marta Sosińska  Poland
4th  20,000 Hiroko Nakamura  Japan
5th  15,000 Edward Auer  United States
6th  10,000 Elżbieta Głąbówna  Poland
HM  5,000 Marek Jabłoński  Canada
 5,000 Tamara Kołoss  Soviet Union
 5,000 Lois Carole Pachucki  United States
 5,000 Viktoria Postnikova  Soviet Union
 5,000 Blanka Uribe  Colombia
 5,000 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]

Jury chairman Zbigniew Drzewiecki in conversation with conductor Witold Rowicki during a rehearsal for the final

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