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The Eleventh International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition | |
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Date | 30 September – 20 October 1985 |
Venue | National Philharmonic, Warsaw |
Hosted by | Fryderyk Chopin Society |
Winner | Stanislav Bunin |
The XI International Chopin Piano Competition (Polish: XI Międzynarodowy Konkurs Pianistyczny im. Fryderyka Chopina) was held from 30 September to 20 October 1985 in Warsaw.[1]
For the first time, participants could choose to play on a Kawai or on a Yamaha piano, in addition to the Steinway and Bösendorfer that had been available before. Bechstein withdrew from the competition after its instrument was chosen just once during the 9th competition.[1]
The competition consisted of three stages and a final.
The following prizes were awarded:[1]
Prize | Winner | |
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Stanislav Bunin | Soviet Union | |
Marc Laforet | France | |
Krzysztof Jabłoński | Poland | |
4th | Michie Koyama | Japan |
5th | Jean-Marc Luisada | France |
6th | Tatyana Pikayzen | Soviet Union |
HM | Ljudmił Angełow | Bulgaria |
Ivari Ilja | Soviet Union | |
Francois Killian | France | |
Kayo Miki | Japan |
Three special prizes were awarded:
Special prize | Winner | |
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Best Performance of a Concerto | Stanislav Bunin | Soviet Union |
Best Performance of Mazurkas | Marc Laforet | France |
Best Performance of a Polonaise | Stanislav Bunin | Soviet Union |
The jury consisted of:[1]
Guido Agosti and Arthur Moreira Lima resigned just before the competition.
Fou Ts'ong protested against the awarding of First Prize to Stanislav Bunin by not turning up for the jury's last session and refusing to sign the verdict.[1]