Witold Rowicki

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Polish conductor

Gender:

Male

Places:

Poland

Is:

Musician Conductor Educator Music educator

Work field:

Academia Music

Birth:

26 February 1914(Taganrog, Taganrogskiy Okrug, Don Host Oblast, Russia)

Death:

1 October 1989(Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland)

Star sign:

Pisces

Genres:

Classical music

Instruments:

Violin

Education:

Academy of Music in Kraków

Kraków, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Employers:

Chopin University of Music

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

Awards:

Medal of the 40th Anniversary of People's Poland Work Flag Order, 2nd class Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta

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Biography

Witold Rowicki during 7th Chopin Competition, Warsaw, 1965

Grave of Witold Rowicki at Powązki Cemetery in Warsaw.

Witold Rowicki (true surname Kałka, 26 February 1914 in Taganrog – 1 October 1989 in Warsaw) was a Polish conductor.He held principal conducting positions with the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra and the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra.

Witold Lutoslawski's Concerto for Orchestra was dedicated to him.

His recordings include:

all symphonies of Antonín Dvořák,
works of Wojciech Kilar
the Violin Concerto, Eternal Songs and Lithuanian Rhapsody of Mieczysław Karłowicz
various works of Karol Szymanowski.
Schumann and Prokofiev piano concertos with Sviatoslav Richter, Mozart piano concertos with Ingrid Haebler