| The Ninth International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition | |
| Venue: | National Philharmonic, Warsaw |
| Holder Label: | Winner |
| Holder: |  Krystian Zimerman |
| Previous: | 8th |
| Main: | Chopin Competition |
| Next: | 10th |
The IX International Chopin Piano Competition (pl|IX Międzynarodowy Konkurs Pianistyczny im. Fryderyka Chopina) was held from 6 to 29 October 1975 in Warsaw. The competition was won by Krystian Zimerman of Poland, the youngest winner to that date at the age of 18.
The competition consisted of three elimination stages and a final with seven pianists.
For the first time, the first three places were presented with gold, silver, and bronze medals respectively, designed by and produced by the Polish Mint.
The following prizes were awarded:[1]
| Prize | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| Krystian Zimerman | Poland | |
| Dina Joffe | ||
| 4th | Pavel Gililov | |
| 5th | Dean Kramer |  United States |
| 6th |  Brazil | |
| Dan Atanasiu |  Romania | |
| John Hendrickson |  Canada | |
| Neal Larrabee | United States | |
| Katarzyna Popowa-Zydroń | Poland | |
| Elżbieta Tarnawska | Poland | |
| Alexander Urwałow | ||
| Wiktor Wasiliew | ||
| United States | ||
Two special prizes were awarded:
| Special prize | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Performance of Mazurkas | Krystian Zimerman | Poland | |
| Best Performance of a Polonaise | Krystian Zimerman | Poland | |
The jury consisted of:[1]
Jan Ekier
Andrzej Jasiński
Eugene List (vice-chairman) Witold Małcużyński
Federico Mompou
Bernard Ringeissen Kazimierz Sikorski (chairman) Tadeusz Żmudziński