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XII International Chopin Piano Competition

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The Twelfth International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition
Date1–20 October 1990 (1990-10-01 – 1990-10-20)
VenueNational Philharmonic, Warsaw
Hosted byFryderyk Chopin Society [pl]
Winnernot awarded
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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

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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 [pl] 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
1st place, gold medalist(s) not awarded
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kevin Kenner  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Yukio Yokoyama [jp]  Japan
4th Corrado Rollero [it]  Italy
Margarita Shevchenko [pl]  Soviet Union
5th Anna Malikova  Soviet Union
Takako Takahashi [jp]  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 [pl]  Poland

Jury

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The jury consisted of:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "The 12th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition". Fryderyk Chopin Institute. Retrieved 28 July 2021.

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