Jan Krenz
Jan Krenz (born July 14, 1926 in Włocławek ; † September 15, 2020 in Katowice ) was a Polish conductor and composer .
Career
During the war, Jan Krenz, born in Włocławek in 1926, took piano lessons from Zbigniew Drzewiecki and composition from Kazimierz Sikorski . From 1945 to 1947 he studied conducting with Kazimierz Wiłkomirski and composition with Kazimierz Sikorski at the State Music Academy in Łódź .
From 1949 he was assistant to the director of the Great Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice, Grzegorz Fitelberg , after his death 1953–1968 conductor and director of the orchestra. From 1967 he was principal conductor and from 1968 also artistic director of the Warsaw Opera Theater , 1979–1982 general music director of the city of Bonn and the later Beethoven orchestra . He also directed the Danmarks Radio Orchestra in Copenhagen from 1979–1982 . As a permanent guest conductor, he directed the Hilversum Radio Orchestra from 1983 to 1985 . He often performed with the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra in Tokyo. He conducted the Detroit Symphony Orchestra , the Berlin Philharmonic , the Leningrad Philharmonic and the Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra . From 2005 and 2008 he was chief conductor of the Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra.
In addition to his work as a conductor, Jan Krenz also occupied himself with composing. He wrote his first string quartet at the age of seventeen in 1943. Jan Krenz also created film compositions for the films by Andrzej Munk and Andrzej Wajda .
Works
- 1st string quartet (1943)
- Triptych for voice and piano (1946)
- 1st symphony (1947-49)
- Classical serenade for small orchestra (1950)
- Two folk tunes for a cappella choir (1950)
- Quartet for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon (1950)
- Symphonic dance for orchestra (1951)
- Rural Serenade for Small Orchestra (1951)
- Rhapsody for string orchestra, xylophone, tam-tam, timpani and celesta (1952)
- Concertino for piano and small orchestra (1952)
- Musica per clarinetto solo (1958)
- Capriccio for 24 instruments (1961–62)
- Messa breve per coro e campane (1982)
- Masks - symphonic triptych for orchestra (1982–85)
- Musica da camera (Quartetto No. 3) per quartetto d'archi (1983)
- Sonatina per due violini soli (1986)
- Epitaphion for orchestra (1989–90)
- 2nd symphony (quasi una fantasia) (1989–92)
- Sinfonietta per fiati (1994-95)
- Impromptu pour violoncelle (1997)
- Tristan in memoriam. Postludium per quartetto d'archi (1997)
- Aria and Perpetuum Mobile for orchestra (2004)
- Overture for symphonic orchestra (2005)
- Requiem for baritone solo, mixed choir and orchestra (2007)
Filmography
- 1955: The Blue Cross (Błękitny Krzyż) - directed by Andrzej Munk
- 1956: The Canal (Kanał) - Director: Andrzej Wajda
- 1958: Eroica - Poland 44 (Eroica - Symfonia bohaterska w dwóch częściach) - Director: Andrzej Munk
- 1960: The cross-eyed happiness (Zezowate szczęście) - directed by Andrzej Munk
Web links
- Mieczysław Kominek: Zawierzyłem losowi . Interview with Jan Krenz. “Studio”, issue 7/1993, Prószyński i S-ka, Warsaw, ISSN 1230-0799
- January Krenz in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Jan Krenz at Allmusic (English)
- January Krenz at Discogs (English)
literature
- Bogusław Schäffer : Krenz, Jan. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
Individual evidence
- ^ Polish conductor Jan Krenz has died. In: klassik.com . September 16, 2020, accessed September 16, 2020 .
- ↑ Jan Krenz. In: Polish Music Information Center. 2020, accessed on September 16, 2020 (English).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Krenz, Jan |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Polish conductor and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 14, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Włocławek |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 15, 2020 |
| Place of death | Katowice |