1960年在华沙举行的肖邦国际钢琴比赛中,18岁的波里尼独占鳌头。紧接着他为EMI灌录了肖邦的第一钢琴协奏曲,当时,波里尼已经是一位给人留下深刻印象的演奏家。20世纪70年代,他成了演绎现代音乐的领袖人物,是趋向于以更客观的手法演奏音乐的代表,同时也是志存高远的一代钢琴家中的模范。批评家们为貌似已经消逝的随心所欲的浪漫主义演奏方式惋惜哀 Pollini, 18, came out on top at the 1960 Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw. Shortly afterward he recorded Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 for EMI, at the time Poligny was an impressive performer. In the 1970s he became the leader in the interpretation of modern music, the representative who tended to play music in a more objective manner, and a model of a generation of pianists with lofty ideals. Critics feel sorry for the seemingly vanished romantic performance