Lidia Grychtołówna (born 1928 in

Rybnik Rybnik (Polish pronunciation: ; ) is a city in southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship, around 38 km (24 mi) southwest of Katowice, the region's capital, and around 19 km (11 mi) from the Czech Republic, Czech border. It i ...

) is a Polish pianist. In 1955 she was awarded the

V International Chopin Piano Competition The V International Chopin Piano Competition () was held from 21 February to 20 March 1955 in Warsaw. The competition was won by Adam Harasiewicz of Poland. The competition was held in the rebuilt National Philharmonic, the date having been mo ...

's seventh prize, and one year later she shared the third prize of the inaugural edition of the Robert Schumann Competition with Mikhail Voskresensky. She subsequently performed throughout the world, and held a professorship at the

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. She served as a juror at the Chopin Competition's X, XI and XIII editions.Jury of The XIII International Chopin Piano Competition, Warsaw 1995
at the www.ddg.art.pl Grychtołówna has been decorated the Gold Medal of the City of

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at The Fryderyk Chopin Institute in Warsaw. Polish classical pianists Polish music educators Polish women music educators Living people 1928 births Prize-winners of the International Chopin Piano Competition Alumni of the Academy of Music in Kraków People from Rybnik Polish women classical pianists {{classical-pianist-stub