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The Fifth International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition | |
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Date | 21 February – 20 March 1955 |
Venue | National Philharmonic, Warsaw |
Hosted by | Polish Ministry of Culture and Art |
Winner | Adam Harasiewicz |
The V International Chopin Piano Competition (Polish: V Międzynarodowy Konkurs Pianistyczny im. Fryderyka Chopina) was held from 21 February to 20 March 1955 in Warsaw. The competition was won by Adam Harasiewicz of Poland.
The competition was held in the rebuilt National Philharmonic, the date having been moved from October 1954 to February 1955, temporarily increasing the gap between two competitions to six years. Competitors were accommodated in the Hotel Polonia, where 70 practice pianos were installed.