Elza Kolodin
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Elza Kolodin is a Polish pianist. In the early 70s she left her country for France, finishing her studies in Paris' Ecole Normale. She embarked on a successful piano competition career through Italy, being prized in the Alessandro Casagrande and Ferruccio Busoni competitions. She then changed her name from Elisa Kolodziej to Elza Kolodin and centred her ambitions in the Spanish competitions circle, immediately winning the XVIII Jaén International Piano Competition; 1973 would remain the peak of her career. In 1981 she won the first edition of the Jose Iturbi International Piano Competition.
Since the mid 80s she is a respected professor of the Friburg Hochschule.
| Year | Competition | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 |  Concorso Pianistico Internazionale Alessandro Casagrande |
2nd prize |
| 1973 | Concorso Pianistico Internazionale Ferruccio Busoni |
3nd prize (ex-aequo) |
| 1973 |  Premio Internacional de Música de Jaén |
1st prize (ex-aequo) |
| 1976 | Concurso Internacional de Piano María Canals |
2nd prize |
| 1981 |  Concurso Internacional de Piano José Iturbi |
1st prize |
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