'There are the notes, there is what is behind the notes and there is what is between the notes' Ignaz Friedman Inaugural Concert October 2nd 2025 The inauguration of the Competition (October 2nd 2025) is a special event – solemn and ceremonial, filled with a whole range of emotions heralding this unique and noble competition, which will captivate the entire music world for the next three weeks. In the past, this unique evening has been an opportunity to present outstanding works of Polish and world music literature interpreted by such great artists as Artur Rubinstein, Henryk Szeryng, Wanda Wiłkomirska, Nelson Freire, with the National Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Witold Rowicki, Stanisław Wisłocki, Jerzy Katlewicz, Kazimierz Kord, Antoni Wit and Jacek Kaspszyk (only once did the Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra perform, conducted by Jerzy Maksymiuk). The inaugural concerts featuring Martha Argerich, the winner of the 1965 competition, have become legendary. The...
