The VIII International Chopin Piano Competition () was held from 6 to 25 October 1970 in Warsaw. The competition was won by Garrick Ohlsson of the United States, becoming the first American winner.
This was the first competition that was held in October; previous competitions had been held in February.
Awards The competition consisted of two elimination stages and a final with twelve pianists.
The following prizes were awarded: PrizeWinner1stGarrick Ohlsson2ndMitsuko Uchida3rdPiotr Paleczny4thEugen Indjic5th6thJanusz OlejniczakEmanuel AxIvan KlánskýAlain NeveuxIrina Smolina
Two special prizes were awarded: Special prizeWinnerBest Performance of MazurkasGarrick OhlssonBest Performance of a PolonaisePiotr Paleczny
Jury The jury consisted of: Raif J. Abillama Guido Agosti (vice-chairman)
Jan Ekier Monique Haas
Jan Hoffman Witold Małcużyński
Tatiana Nikolayeva (vice-chairman) Stepanka Pelischek Éliane Richepin
Annerose Schmidt Kazimierz Sikorski (chairman) Regina Smendzianka Pavel Štěpán (secretary) Bolesław Woytowicz
Leon Fleisher (USA) resigned just before the competition due to an illness.
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