The XII International Chopin Piano Competition () was held from 1 to 20 October 1990 in Warsaw. For the first time in the history of the competition, the first prize was not awarded.
Awards The competition consisted of three stages and a final. For the first time in the history of the competition, there was no winner. Musicologist recalled: "The 12th Competition passed without any manifestations of great admiration and without any great controversy. Youngsters did not choose their idols, and the favourites failed to ignite people's imagination. One was hard pressed to notice any of the feverishly sparkling eyes that one remembered from previous competitions. No one in the audience fainted from emotion; if anyone, only a pianist."
The following prizes were awarded: PrizeWinnernot awardedKevin Kenner4th5thAnna Malikova6thCaroline SagemanHiroshi ArimoriPhilippe GiusianoKoji OikawaKyoko Tabe
Three special prizes were awarded: Special prizeWinnerBest Performance of a Concertonot awardedBest Performance of Mazurkasnot awardedBest Performance of a PolonaiseKevin Kenner
Jury The jury consisted of: Vladimir Ashkenazy ( V) Ryszard Bakst Halina Czerny-Stefańska ( IV)
Sergei Dorensky Jan Ekier (chairman) Leon Fleisher Lidia Grychtołówna Barbara Hesse-Bukowska ( IV) Andrzej Jasiński Cyprien Katsaris Ivan Klánský Hiroko Nakamura Gerhard Oppitz Piotr Paleczny Bernard Ringeissen Maria Tipo (vice chairman) Lev Vlassenko (vice chairman)
Tadeusz Żmudziński
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