Every winner of the International Chopin Piano Competition
The top 3 according to 190 votes from people: Lev Oborin (1927) · Alexander Uninsky (1932) · Bella Davidovich (1949). (Updated Feb 3, 2026.)
From Lev Oborin in 1927 to Eric Lu in 2025: every first-prize winner of the Chopin Competition in Warsaw, one of the oldest and most prestigious piano competitions in the world. They include Martha Argerich, Maurizio Pollini and Krystian Zimerman. No first prize was awarded in 1990 and 1995.
Automatically translated (original in Polski). See the original
Top 18
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1
Lev Oborin (1927)
USSR. First prize at the 1927 Chopin Competition.
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2
Alexander Uninsky (1932)
USSR. First prize at the 1932 Chopin Competition. The winner was decided by a coin toss.
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3
Bella Davidovich (1949)
USSR. First prize at the 1949 Chopin Competition.
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4
Adam Harasiewicz (1955)
Poland. First prize at the 1955 Chopin Competition.
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5
Martha Argerich (1965)
Argentina. First prize at the 1965 Chopin Competition.
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6
Krystian Zimerman (1975)
Poland. First prize at the 1975 Chopin Competition.
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7
Yakov Zak (1937)
USSR. First prize at the 1937 Chopin Competition.
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8
Halina Czerny-Stefańska (1949)
Poland. First prize at the 1949 Chopin Competition. Shared first prize.
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9
Garrick Ohlsson (1970)
United States. First prize at the 1970 Chopin Competition.
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10
Stanislav Bunin (1985)
USSR. First prize at the 1985 Chopin Competition.
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11
Seong-Jin Cho (2015)
South Korea. First prize at the 2015 Chopin Competition.
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12
Maurizio Pollini (1960)
Italy. First prize at the 1960 Chopin Competition.
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13
Eric Lu (2025)
United States. First prize at the 2025 Chopin Competition.
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14
Dang Thai Son (1980)
Vietnam. First prize at the 1980 Chopin Competition. The first winner from Asia.
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15
Bruce Liu (2021)
Canada. First prize at the 2021 Chopin Competition.
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16
Rafał Blechacz (2005)
Poland. First prize at the 2005 Chopin Competition.
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17
Yulianna Avdeeva (2010)
Russia. First prize at the 2010 Chopin Competition. The first woman to win since 1965.
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18
Yundi Li (2000)
China. First prize at the 2000 Chopin Competition.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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Comments (1)
Argerich w 1965 to jednak inna liga. Ale Zimerman w 75 też robi wrażenie, miał 18 lat.