XIV International Chopin Piano Competition
| The Fourteenth International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition | |
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 Official poster | |
| Date | 4–22 October 2000 |
| Venue | National Philharmonic, Warsaw |
| Hosted by | Fryderyk Chopin Society |
| Winner |  Li Yundi |
| Website | http://www.konkurs.chopin.pl |
The XIV International Chopin Piano Competition (Polish: XIV Międzynarodowy Konkurs Pianistyczny im. Fryderyka Chopina) was held from 4 to 22 October 2000 in Warsaw. Li Yundi of China won the First Prize, becoming the first Chinese pianist and youngest first-prize winner.[1] He was the first competitor to be awarded the First Prize (the gold medal) in 15 years since Stanislav Bunin won it in 1985.[2]
Awards
The competition consisted of three stages and a final. After the previous two competitions had failed to produce a clear winner, the jury was once again inclined to not award first prize, though it did so in the end.[1]
The following prizes were awarded:[1]
| Prize | Winner | ||
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US$25,000 | Li Yundi | China
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US$20,000 | Ingrid Fliter |  Argentina
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US$15,000 | Alexander Kobrin |  Russia
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| 4th | US$11,000 | Sa Chen | China
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| 5th | US$8,000 | Alberto Nosè |  Italy
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| 6th | US$6,000 | Mika Sato |  Japan
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| HM | US$2,000 | Ning An |  United States
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| US$2,000 | Etsuko Hirose |  France
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| US$2,000 | Valentina Igoshina | Russia
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| US$2,000 | Radosław Sobczak |  Poland
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| US$2,000 | Nicolas Stavy | France
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| US$2,000 | Mihaela Ursuleasa |  Romania
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In addition, three special prizes were awarded independently:
| Special prize | Winner | |
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| Best Performance of a Concerto | not awarded | |
| Best Performance of Mazurkas | not awarded | |
| Best Performance of a Polonaise | Li Yundi | China
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| Sa Chen | China
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Jury
The jury consisted of:[1]
- Martha Argerich (joined during Stage II) ( VII)
- Edward Auer
Paul Badura-Skoda
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Sequeira Costa- Halina Czerny-Stefańska ( IV)
- Ikuko Endo
- Kazimierz Gierzod
- Lidia Grychtołówna
- Adam Harasiewicz ( V)
- Eugen Indjic
- Andrzej Jasiński (chairman)
Ivan Klánský- Victor Merzhanov
- Germaine Mounier
- Hiroko Nakamura
- Piotr Paleczny (vice-chairman)
- Sergio Perticaroli
- Bernard Ringeissen (vice-chairman)
Annerose Schmidt- Regina Smendzianka
- Józef Stompel
Arie Vardi
References
- ^ a b c d "The 14th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition". Fryderyk Chopin Institute. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Teen's Golden Note". CNN. AsianWeek. 3 November 2000. Archived from the original on 31 January 2011.
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.