• Source: XV International Chopin Piano Competition

The XV International Chopin Piano Competition (Polish: XV Międzynarodowy Konkurs Pianistyczny im. Fryderyka Chopina) was held from 2 to 24 October 2005 in Warsaw, organized by the Fryderyk Chopin Society. The competition was won by Rafał Blechacz of Poland, who prevailed against 80 competitors from 18 countries.
This was the first competition that was completely broadcast on TV, radio and on the internet.




Awards



For the first time, the competition introduced a preliminary round, as selecting participants from submitted recordings only was deemed not wholly reliable.
In the most decisive showing in the history of the competition, Rafał Blechacz took First Prize and the special prizes for the best performance of a polonaise, mazurka, and concerto. One of the judges, Piotr Paleczny, said that Blechacz "so outclassed the remaining finalists that no second prize could actually be awarded." Another judge, John O'Conor, called Blechacz "one of the greatest artists I have had a chance to hear in my entire life". Blechacz was the first Pole to win the prize since 1975, when Krystian Zimerman won.
The following prizes were awarded:

In addition, three special prizes were awarded independently:




Jury


The jury consisted of:




References






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. OCLC 670048637.
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. OCLC 1153285192.
Ossowski, Jerzy; Brodska, Halina (2010). The International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in photographs. Warsaw: Fryderyk Chopin Institute. ISBN 978-83-61142-36-2. OCLC 802743657.




External links


Chopin Institute's channel on YouTube

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Dmitry Shishkin
• XV International Chopin Piano Competition
• International Chopin Piano Competition
• Rafał Blechacz
• Đặng Thái Sơn
• List of jurors of the International Chopin Piano Competition
• Colleen Lee
• Dong-Min Lim
• Dmitry Shishkin
• Takashi Yamamoto (pianist)
• Dong-Hyek Lim