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Mitsuko Uchida

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Mitsuko Uchida’s Live Chopin Competition! The original NIFC Chopin Competition Live series finally releases Mitsuko Uchida’s recording! The 1970 competition live performance in which Mitsuko Uchida won the second prize, the highest Japanese ever! This is the first time that these extremely valuable recordings have been made available on CD in a comprehensive format! The Blue Series, a series of live competition recordings released by the Polish National Institute of Chopin (NIFC), the organizer of the International Chopin Piano Competition, finally presents Mitsuko Uchida’s live performance of the competition! She won the second prize at the 8th Chopin Competition in 1970, and has held the title of “the highest Japanese ever” along with Kyohei Totta in 2021, until October 6, 2025. Although it was an important competition that enhanced Uchida’s fame and paved the way for her career as a world-