Grzegorz Fitelberg International Competition for Conductors

The Grzegorz Fitelberg International Competition for Conductors (Polish: Międzynarodowy Konkurs Dyrygentów im. Grzegorza Fitelberga) is one of Poland's premier conducting competitions. Named in honour of Grzegorz Fitelberg (1879–1953), the competition was admitted as a member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions (WFIMC) based in Geneva IN 1980.[1]

Grzegorz Fitelberg, 1948

The Grzegorz Fitelberg International Competition for Conductors was founded in 1979 by Karol Stryja, student of Fitelberg and director of the Silesian Philharmonic, who led all its editions until his death in 1998.[2] According to composer Witold Lutosławski "Fitelberg made a large contribution to Poland’s composing heritage. 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".[1]

It is open to all young conductors who are under 35 years of age on its opening day.[3]


The repertoire includes a range of music styles, including Viennese Classicism, Romanticism and 20th-century classical music, including works by Polish composers. The Grzegorz Fitelberg International Competition for Conductors is held in Katowice every 5 years (10th edition, 2017). In previous years, the competition was held at 4-year intervals.[2]

Prize winners
VIII edition of Grzegorz Fitelberg International Competition for Conductors, Katowice, 2007
Top 3 prize winners since 1979
Year 1st 2nd 3rd
I: 1979 Claus Peter Flor Uri Mayer Tadeusz Marian Wojciechowski
II: 1983 Chikara Imamura Anton Zapf Andreas Weiss
III: 1987 Michael Zilm Patrick Fournillier Robert Ziegler
IV: 1991 Makoto Suehiro / Shin-ik Hahm

Jin Wang (tie)

 Christoph Campestrini
V: 1995 Victoria Zhadko Hidehiro Shindori Achim Fiedler
VI: 1999 Massimiliano Caldi Tomáš Hanus Stephen Ellery

Charles Olivieri-Munroe (tie)

VII: 2003 Aleksandar Marković

Modestas Pitrėnas (tie)

 Not awarded Marko Ivanović
VIII: 2007 Eugene Tzigane Chen Lin Sean Newhouse
IX: 2012 Daniel Smith Marzena Diakun Azis Sadikovic
X: 2017 Su-Han Yang Bar Avni Modestas Barkauskas

Laureates by country
Country Number
Germany 2
Japan 2
Australia 1
Italy 1
Lithuania 1
Serbia 1
Taiwan 1
Ukraine 1
United States 1

See also

References
  1. "Katowice - Grzegorz Fitelberg International Competition for Conductors". Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  2. "Międzynarodowy Konkurs Dyrygentów im. Grzegorza Fitelberga". Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  3. "The 10th Grzegorz Fitelberg International Competition for Conductors has ended". Retrieved 29 January 2021.
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