Fou Ts'ong

Fou Ts'ong (Chinese: 傅聰; pinyin: Fù Cōng; 10 March 1934 – 28 December 2020) was a Chinese-born British pianist. He was perhaps best known for winning third prize and the Special Mazurka prize at the International Chopin Competition at Warsaw.[1][2] He was born in Shanghai.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Fou.
Fou Ts'ong in 1965

Fou died of COVID-19 on 28 December 2020 in London, aged 86.[3][4][5]

References
  1. "Lake Como International Piano Academy". www.comopianoacademy.org.
  2. "Fou Ts'ong - Biography & History". AllMusic.
  3. "Zmarł chiński pianista Fou Ts'Ong laureat III nagrody V Konkursu Chopinowskiego - społeczeństwo". wnp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  4. "Zmarł chiński pianista Fou Ts'Ong. Laureat nagrody V Konkursu Chopinowskiego". PolskieRadio24.pl. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  5. "Odszedł legendarny pianista Fou Ts'ong". nifc.pl. Retrieved 2020-12-29.


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