XIII International Chopin Piano Competition


The XIII International Chopin Piano Competition took place in Warsaw from October 1–22, 1995. As in the previous competition five years earlier, the first prize was not awarded.

Awards

The competition consisted of three stages and a final. The first prize was not awarded. Instead, Philippe Giusiano and Alexei Sultanov shared second prize. Sultanov, considered the favourite by the public, refused his award by boycotting the prize-winners' concert.
The following prizes were awarded:
For the first and only time in the history of the competition, none of the special prizes were awarded:
Special prizeWinner
Best Performance of a Concertonot awarded
Best Performance of Mazurkasnot awarded
Best Performance of a Polonaisenot awarded

Jury



Competition Results (by rounds)

First round

October 2–8.

Second round

October 10–13

Semi-finals

October 15 and 16

Final

October 18 and 19