The Fourth International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition
Date15 September – 15 October 1949 (1949-09-15 – 1949-10-15)
VenueRoma Theatre, Warsaw
Hosted byPolish Ministry of Culture and Art
Winner

The IV International Chopin Piano Competition (Polish: IV Międzynarodowy Konkurs Pianistyczny im. Fryderyka Chopina) was held from 15 September to 15 October 1949 in Warsaw. The first competition after World War II, it was held in connection with the centenary of Chopin's death. Polish pianist Halina Czerny-Stefańska and Soviet pianist Bella Davidovich shared first place. Due to the wartime destruction of the National Philharmonic, the auditions were held at the Roma Theatre on Nowogrodzka Street.

Awards

The competition consisted of two elimination stages and a final with 18 pianists. For the first time, competitors performed a piano concerto in its entirety in the final, as opposed to just two movements.

The following prizes were awarded:[1]

Prize Winner
1st zł 1,000,000 Halina Czerny-Stefańska  Poland
zł 1,000,000 Bella Davidovich  Soviet Union
2nd zł 800,000 Barbara Hesse-Bukowska  Poland
3rd zł 600,000 Waldemar Maciszewski  Poland
4th zł 550,000 Georgy Muravlov  Soviet Union
5th zł 500,000 Władysław Kędra  Poland
6th zł 450,000 Ryszard Bakst  Poland
7th zł 400,000 Yevgeny Malinin  Soviet Union
8th zł 350,000 Zbigniew Szymonowicz  Poland
9th zł 300,000 Tamara Gusiewa  Soviet Union
10th zł 250,000 Victor Merzhanov  Soviet Union
11th zł 200,000 Regina Smendzianka  Poland
12th zł 150,000 Tadeusz Żmudziński  Poland
HM zł 50,000 Tony Vine Adnet  Brazil
zł 50,000 Oriano de Almeida  Brazil
zł 50,000 Carlos Rivero  Mexico
zł 50,000 Ludmila Sosina  Soviet Union
zł 50,000 Imre Szendrei  Hungary

One special prize was awarded:

Special prize Winner
Best Performance of Mazurkas Halina Czerny-Stefańska  Poland

Jury

The jury consisted of:[1]

During the first two rounds, blind auditions were held, with participants competing anonymously under numbers they had drawn, as the jury listened behind wooden shutters. This format was not repeated again in subsequent editions of the competition.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "The 4th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition". Fryderyk Chopin Institute. Retrieved 30 July 2021.

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