VIII International Chopin Piano Competition

The Eighth International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition
Date6–25 October 1970 (1970-10-06 – 1970-10-25)
VenueNational Philharmonic, Warsaw
Hosted byFryderyk Chopin Society
Winner Garrick Ohlsson

The VIII International Chopin Piano Competition (Polish: VIII Międzynarodowy Konkurs Pianistyczny im. Fryderyka Chopina) was held from 6 to 25 October 1970 in Warsaw. The competition was won by Garrick Ohlsson of the United States, becoming the first American winner.

This was the first competition that was held in October; previous competitions had been held in February.

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