The laureates of the fourth Competition (from left to right): Hung-Kuan Chen (2nd Prize), Fei-Ping Hsu (3rd), Gregorio Nardi (6th), Jeffrey Kahane (1st), Barry Douglas (4th), Alexander Kuzmin (5th). THE LOSS OF MAESTRO RUBINSTEIN (b.1887 d.1982) OVERSHADOWED THIS EVENT. THE COMPETITION, CREATED AND FOUNDED IN HIS HONOUR DURING HIS LIFETIME, REMAINS AS A LIVING MEMORIAL TO ONE OF THE GREATEST ARTISTS AND HUMANITARIANS OF OUR TIME. International Jury: Pierre Colombo (Switzerland), Orazio Frugoni (Italy), Eugene List (U.S.A.), Nikita Magaloff (Switzerland), Pierre Petit (France), Pnina Salzman (Israel), Harold Schonberg (U.S.A.), Michal Smoira-Cohn (Israel), Takahiro Sonoda (Japan), Hugo Steurer (W. Germany), Maria Tipo (Italy), Arie Vardi (Israel). Laureates: First Prize: Jeffrey Kahane, U.S.A. - The Arthur Rubinstein Award - Competition Gold Medal and $10,000. Programme performed: Bach - Prelude & Fugue in E flat (Book I); Mozart - Sonata in F Major, K.189e (280); Schubert - Impromptu in G flat Major no. 3 op. 90; Debussy - Des pas sur la neige (Preludes, Book I); Prokofiev - Suggestion diabolique, no. 4 op. 4; Chopin - Etudes nos. 6, op. 10 and 12, op. 25; Liszt - Etude de Concert. "Waldesrauschen"; Schubert - Impromptus nos. 1 and 2, op. 90; Beethoven - Sonata in A Major, op. 101; Chopin - Sonata in B Minor, op. 58; Maayani - Impromptu no. 2; Bartok - Suite, op. 14; Brahms - Trio in B Major, op. 8; Beethoven - Concerto no. 4 in G Major, op. 58; Rachmaninoff - Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini. Second Prize: Hung-Kuan Chen, Taiwan - Competition Gold Medal and $5,000. Third Prize: Fei-Ping Hsu, China - Competition Gold Medal and $3,000. This contest, which was attended by some 22,000 persons, included over 100 musicians - among them the very best of young master pianists - and a distinguished panel of jurors, music critics, guests of honour, as well as admirers of Arthur Rubinstein from many countries around the world. This immense gathering in Israel, throughout the duration of the events, was in essence a loving tribute to the memory of Maestro Rubinstein, whose art will never be forgotten. The Laureates Gala Concert (April 11, 1983) took place in Jerusalem with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra conducted by Mendi Rodan. The prizes were presented by the President of the State of Israel and Mrs. Yitzhak Navon and the guest of honour, Mrs. Aniela Rubinstein. THE MOST MOVING FEATURE OF THIS REMARKABLE TRIBUTE, WHICH BROUGHT THE EVENTS TO A PERFECTLY MEANINGFUL CLOSE, WAS THE RECITAL FOR RUBINSTEIN BY MAURIZIO POLLINI, WHO TRAVELLED TO ISRAEL ESPECIALLY TO PAY HOMAGE TO HIS BELOVED FRIEND AND FELLOW-MUSICIAN. THE RECITAL LAUNCHED THE "HOMMAGE A RUBINSTEIN" CONCERT SERIES, EXTENDING ACROSS THE WORLD, INITIATED BY THE ARTHUR RUBINSTEIN INTERNATIONAL MUSIC SOCIETY IN HONOUR AND IN MEMORY OF OUR PATRON AND THE GREATNESS OF HIS ART.

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