Bronislaw Rutkowski
Bronisław Rutkowski (born February 27, 1898 in Komaje , † June 1, 1964 in Leipzig ) was a Polish organist, music teacher and scholar.
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Rutkowski studied music at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory with Jacques Handschin , Wassili Kalafati and Jāzeps Vītols and Polish literature at Vilnius University . He continued his musical training at the Warsaw Conservatory with Mieczysław Surzyński . After all, he was a student of Louis Vierne at the Schola Cantorum in Paris and studied at the Sorbonne .
He took part in the Polish-Soviet War and was awarded the Krzyz Virtuti Militari in 1921 . He then taught at the Warsaw Conservatory, where Józef Chwedczuk and Feliks Rączkowski were among his students. He worked for the Polish radio and was the founder and president of the Stowarzyszenia Milosników Muzyki Dawnej (Society of Friends of Early Music).
After the Second World War, Rutkowski taught at the Cracow Academy of Music . Here u. a. Jan Jargoń , Joachim Grubich , Gerard Mryka and Józef Serafin with him. Rutkowski is considered the father of modern Polish organ art. He promoted musical life as the author of numerous articles and editor-in-chief of the magazine Ruch Muzyczny . For his services he was u. a. awarded the Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta and the Music Prize of the City of Krakow. Rutkowski died on June 1, 1964 during rehearsals for the Bach Competition in Leipzig's St. Thomas Church .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rutkowski, Bronislaw |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish organist, music teacher and scholar |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 27, 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Komaje |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 1, 1964 |
| Place of death | Leipzig |