Spring 2005 7th National Chopin Competition Issue The semi-annual publication of the Chopin Foundation of the United States, Inc. Chopin Foundation of the United States, Inc. Officers & Directors cÉÄÉÇt|áx Blanka A. Rosenstiel — Founder & President Spring 2005 Olga Melin — Vice President Volume XIV—Number 1 Kris Lewicki — Treasurer Hanna Saxon — Past President Table of Contents Adam Aleksander Wegrzynek — Artistic Advisor Jadwiga “Viga” Gewert — Executive Director Message from the Founder and President 1 Directors Message from the Competition Director 2 George Berberian, Mercedes Ferré, Peter Goodrich, Dr. Tomasz A. Grabczak, Dr. William Hipp, Harriet Irsay, Dr. Gera Kent, Malgorzata Kossakowska, Dr. Steven Competition Winners 3 Lagerberg, Andrea Lippen, Edmund Sadowski, Jerzy Stryjniak. International Artistic Advisory Council 1st Prize Winner Concert Tour 4 Agustin Anievas, Martha Argerich, Emanuel Ax, Jeffrey N. Babcock, John Bayless, Luiz Fernando Benedini, John Corigliano, Ivan Davis, Christopher T. Dunworth, Competition Jury 5 Charles Dutoit, Marian Filar, Nelson Freire, Bruno Leonardo Gelber, Gary Graff- man, Horacio Gutierrez, Leonid Hambro, Marta Istomin, Byron Janis, James Judd, Competition Contestants 6-7 Cyprien Katsaris, Zoltan Koscis, Jacob Lateiner, Garrick Ohlsson, Paloma O’Shea, Daniel Pollack, Maurizio Pollini, Harold Schonberg, Abbey Simon, Stanislaw Competition Sponsor Thanks 8-9 Skrowaczewski, Michael Tilson Thomas, Charles Wadsworth, Susan Wadsworth, Krystian Zimerman Competition Host Families 10 Editorial: Competition Event Photos 11 Polonaise is published semi-annually by the Chopin Foundation of the United States, Inc. Regional Council Contacts 12 1440 79th Street Causeway, Suite 117, Miami, FL 33141 Editorial Office: 305-868-0624 • 305-865-5150 (Fax) Regional Council Activities 13-15 E-mail:
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