Grzegorz Fitelberg International Competition for Conductors

He was a pivotal figure in promoting young Polish music, without whom creators of the time would not have been able to develop their talents and gain necessary experience".

[4] After two all-Poland’s editions (1970 and 1974), on Fitelberg’s 100th birthday, the 1st International Competition for Conductors commemorating him was held, with Karol Stryja as his initiator.

Such artists as Stanisław Wisłocki, Karol Stryja, Sir Charles Groves, Juozas Domarkas, Jan Krenz, Pierre Colombo, Marianne Granvig, Tadeusz Strugała, Stanisław Skrowaczewski, as well as winners in previous editions of the competition, including Chikara Imamura, Michael Zilm, Mirosław Błaszczyk, Marek Pijarowski, Jerzy Salwarowski, Patrick Fournillier, Andreas Weiss, Victoria Zhadko, Tomasz Bugaj, Piotr Gajewski, Eugeniusz Knapik, Jorma Panula, and Ken Takaseki have sat on the jury of the competition.

Over the years, the group of winners has included such names as Claus Peter Flor, Uri Mayer, Tadeusz Wojciechowski, Anton Zapf, Makoto Suehiro, Jin Wang, Shin-ik Hahm, Hidehiro Shindori, Achim Fiedler, Massimiliano Caldi, Tomáš Hanus, Charles Olivieri-Munroe, Stephen Ellery, Aleksandar Marković, Modestas Pitrenas, Marko Ivanović, Eugene Tzigane, Lin Chen, Sean Newhouse, Daniel Smith, Marzena Diakun, Azis Sadikovic, as well as Su-Han Yang, Bar Avni, and Modestas Barkauskas, who triumphed at the 10th International Competition for Conductors.

Preparations to the 11th Grzegorz Fitelberg International Competition for Conductors comprise – without limitations – concerts, exhibitions, and masterclasses.

Therefore, the role of the competition is to assist the most distinguished conductors in starting their international careers and to discover young talents, who will soon delight audiences all over the world with their interpretations.