The VII International Chopin Piano Competition () was held from 21 February to 16 March 1965 in Warsaw. The competition was won by Martha Argerich of Argentina, becoming the first and so far only South American winner.
Awards
The competition consisted of three elimination stages and a final with six pianists.
The following prizes were awarded: PrizeWinner1stMartha Argerich2ndArthur Moreira Lima3rdMarta Sosińska4thHiroko Nakamura5thEdward Auer6thTamara KołossLois Carole PachuckiViktoria PostnikovaBlanka UribeEwa Maria Żuk
Two special prizes were awarded: Special prizeWinnerBest Performance of MazurkasMartha ArgerichBest Performance of a PolonaiseMarta Sosińska
Jury The jury consisted of: Zbigniew Drzewiecki (chairman) Jan Ekier Yakov Flier (vice-chairman) Arthur Hedley (vice-chairman) Jan Hoffman Pal Kadosa Eugene List Ivo Maček Nikita Magaloff
Vlado Perlemuter Frantisek Rauch
Veselin Stoyanov Magda Tagliaferro Sigismund Toduță
Amadeus Webersinke Maria Wiłkomirska Bolesław Woytowicz Jerzy Żurawlew
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