Whispers from the Chopin jury: it was too close to call

Whispers from the Chopin jury: it was too close to call

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norman lebrecht

October 21, 2015

The midnight oil had burned out before the judges reached a final decision. Several of them have been talking privately about the process. The difficulty was choosing between the top two pianists, the Korean Seong-Jing Cho and the Canadian Charles-Richard Hamelin.

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Several judges felt either of them could have been the winner. The final vote went to Cho by a narrow margin.

The process was completely transparent and fair, devoid of controversy. It was an ideal competition.

 

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