| The Twelfth International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition | |
|---|---|
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| Date | 1–20 October 1990 |
| Venue | National Philharmonic, Warsaw |
| Hosted by | Fryderyk Chopin Society |
| Winner | not awarded |
The XII International Chopin Piano Competition (Polish: XII Międzynarodowy Konkurs Pianistyczny im. Fryderyka Chopina) was held from 1 to 20 October 1990 in Warsaw. For the first time in the history of the competition, the first prize was not awarded.[1]
Awards
The competition consisted of three stages and a final. For the first time in the history of the competition, there was no winner. Musicologist Janusz Ekiert recalled: "The 12th Competition passed without any manifestations of great admiration and without any great controversy. Youngsters did not choose their idols, and the favourites failed to ignite people’s imagination. One was hard pressed to notice any of the feverishly sparkling eyes that one remembered from previous competitions. No one in the audience fainted from emotion; if anyone, only a pianist."[1]
The following prizes were awarded:[1]
| Prize | Winner | |
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Kevin Kenner |  United States |
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| 4th | Corrado Rollero |  Italy |
| Margarita Shevchenko |  Soviet Union | |
| 5th | Anna Malikova | Soviet Union |
| Takako Takahashi | Japan | |
| 6th | Caroline Sageman |  France |
| HM | Hiroshi Arimori | Japan |
| Philippe Giusiano | France | |
| Koji Oikawa | Japan | |
| Kyoko Tabe | Japan | |
Three 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 | Kevin Kenner | United States |
| Wojciech Świtała |  Poland | |
Jury
The jury consisted of:[1]
Vladimir Ashkenazy ( V)- Ryszard Bakst
- Halina Czerny-Stefańska ( IV)
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Anton Dikov- Sergei Dorensky
- Jan Ekier (chairman)
- Leon Fleisher
- Lidia Grychtołówna
- Barbara Hesse-Bukowska ( IV)
- Andrzej Jasiński
Cyprien Katsaris
Ivan Klánský- Hiroko Nakamura
Gerhard Oppitz- Piotr Paleczny
- Bernard Ringeissen
- Maria Tipo
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Eugène Traey (vice chairman)- Lev Vlassenko (vice chairman)
- Kazuko Yasukawa
- Tadeusz Żmudziński
References
- 1 2 3 4 "The 12th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition". Fryderyk Chopin Institute. Retrieved 28 July 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.