Top 3 Prize Winners of the 2nd National Chopin Piano Competition in 1980

Pictured left to right are Elier Suarez, Charles Abramovic and Ira Levin. These three along with Jeffrey Kahane earned the top prize and were each awarded $3,000. They also represented the US at the 1980 International Competition.Vietmamese pianist, Dang Thai Son was crowned the winner in Warsaw that year.