And the Winner of the 2015 Chopin Competition is…
Whittled down from over 160 pianistsin the final stages, the official jury has chosen the one and only winner of the 17th Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition. Seong-Jin Cho from Korea has beaten hundreds of other competitors to be crowned the victor in the prestigious piano competition.
A record-breaking number of 450 pianists from 45 countries signed up to participate in the 17th edition of the competition, topping the previous record by over a hundred. Every performance was available to watch on demand on various platforms – computers, TV, radio and even smartphones. The media coverage has been immense with hundreds of interviews with participants, jury members, and classical music celebrities, and cameras showing us the competition behind the scenes.
On 6th November, Deutsche Grammophon – the most prestigious classical music label in the world – will release an album exclusively featuring the winning performances by Seong-Jin Cho.
The full list of prizes was as follows:
- 1st prize (€30,000) and gold medal – Seong-Jin Cho
- 2nd prize (€25,000) and silver medal – Charles Richard-Hamelin
- 3rd prize (€20,000) and bronze medal – Kate Liu
- 4th prize (€15,000) – Eric Lu
- 5th prize (€10,000) – Yike (Tony) Yang
- 6th prize (€7,000) – Dmitry Shishkin
Honorable mentions (€4,000 each):
- Aljoša Jurinić
- Aimi Kobayashi
- Szymon Nehring
- Georgijs Osokins
Special prizes:
- Fryderyk Chopin Society Prize for best performance of a polonaise (€3,000) – Seong-Jin Cho
- Polish Radio Prize for best performance of mazurkas (€5,000) – Kate Liu
- Krystian Zimerman Prize for best performance of a sonata (€10,000) – Charles Richard-Hamelin
- National Philharmonic Prize for the best performance of a concerto – not awarded
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