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Time: 21 February - 12 March 1937

Attended by 79 pianists from 21 countries. During the first stage, the adjuciators judged performances on a scale of up to 30 points. The 20 participants who received the largest number of points performed again during the two last days of the Competition, playing one of the two piano concertos and this performance was assessed on a scale of up to 20 points. The sum of points from both stages was used to decide the order of the winners.

Prize I - Jakov Zak (USSR)

Prize II - Roza Tamarkina (USSR)

Prize III - Witold Małcużyński (Poland)

Prize IV - Lance Dossor (United Kingdom)

Prize V - Agi Jambor (Hungary)

Prize VI - Edith Axenfeld (Niemcy)

Prize VII - Monique de la Bruchollerie (France)

Prize VIII - Jan Ekier (Poland)

Prize IX - Tatyana Goldfarb (USSR)

Prize X - Olga Iliwicka (Poland)

Prize XI - Pierre Maillard-Verger (France)

Prize XII - Lelia Gousseau (France)

Prize XIII - Halina Kalmanowicz (Poland)

The Polish Radio prize for the best perfomance of the mazurkas went to - Jakov Zak