Tamarkina took part in the Chopin Competition at the age of 17.

He began to perform internationally, and was elected Vice-Chairman of the Chopin Competition in Warsaw in 1949.

At the Chopin Competition he took two additional prizes: public favourite and best sonata.

What is known of Pollini beyond his winning of the prestigious Chopin Competition in Warsaw in 1960?

The Chopin Competition in 1960 was the decisive moment in Pollini's life.

In 1992 he won the Chopin Competition in Moscow; he has performed internationally since.

Four times (1975, 1980, 1985, 1990) he was a member of the jury in the Chopin Competition.

Mr. Zimerman is only 30 but has been somewhat of a star for 12 years - ever since he won his country's Chopin Competition in Warsaw.

- Kevin Kenner, a jury member of the Chopin Competition, at an interview [3].

She was a juror at the 1970, 1980, 1995 and 2000 editions of the Chopin Competition.