No second prize was awarded; third prize, a tie, went to Dong Hyek Lim and Dong Min Lim, brothers from South Korea. Fourth prize, another tie, went to Shohei Sekimoto and Takashi Yamamoto, both from Japan. No fifth prize was given; sixth prize was awarded to Ka Ling Colleen Lee, from China.
Blechacz won the competition's three special prizes, for best polonaise, mazurka, and concerto, as well.
According to the BBC News, Blechacz is the first Pole to win the prestigious competition since 1975.
Lileana Blain-Cruz's production of John Adams' opera-oratorio opened April 23.
Composer John Adams and theatre director Lileana Blain-Cruz retells the story of the Nativity, through the lens of Latin America.
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Lileana Blain-Cruz directs the new production, opening April 23.
The Cuban-born composer is this season's Debs Composer's Chair.
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