Question: Who won the gold medal in the 17th International Frederic Chopin Piano competition?
(a) Seong-Jin Cho
(b) Dmitry Shishkin
(c) Kate Liu
(d) Charles Richard-Hamelin
Ans (a)
Related facts:
- 17th International Frederic Chopin Piano Competition Preliminary Round held between 13 to 24 April 2015 and the final contest and music held between 1 to 23 October, in Warsaw, Poland.
- On October 20, 2015 South Korea’s 21-year-old Cho Seong-Jin won title (gold medal) of the competition.
- He won the prize money of 33600 US dollars.
- Charles Richard-Hamelin of Canada won the silver medal while Bronze medal went to Kate Liu of the United States (US).
- The competition is held every five years and is one of the few in which pianists play pieces by a single composer. It has been a launching pad for many internationally renowned Pianists.
- Special prizes:
- Frederic Chopin Society Prize for best performance of a polonaise – Seong-Jin Cho.
- Polish Radio Prize for best performance of mazurkas – Kate Liu.
- Krystian Zimerman Prize for best performance of a sonata – Charles Richard-Hamelin.
- The competition saw participation of 78 pianists from 20 countries.
Reference:
http://chopincompetition2015.com/
http://static.eu.chopincompetition2015.com/u299/final_oceny.pdf
http://chopincompetition2015.com/winners?tab=0
http://chopincompetition2015.com/news/0c57bc68-a199-4909-8506-30faa06de5a6ition2015.com/news/0c57bc68-a199-4909-8506-30faa06de5a6