Michael Tryanowski

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Michael Tryanowski in Warnemünde (1992)
Memorial on Universitätsplatz (2020)

Michael Tryanowski (born December 12, 1919 in Veelböken ; † July 27, 2018 in Rostock ) was a street musician and Rostock city ​​original . Since most Rostockers did not know his real name, he was often affectionately called the minstrel grandpa.

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Michael Tryanowski initially lived with his mother, who however died when he was four years old. From then on he lived with his Russian foster father. He received his first instrument, a harmonica , as a present from him. During the Second World War Tryanowski was initially forcibly recruited as a forest worker. Only the end of the war saved him from the concentration camp .

Michael Tryanowski received his musical training between 1950 and 1953 at the Schwerin Conservatory, “Folk Music Department”. The accordion , flute , saxophone and drums were the instruments that Tryanowski learned there. For many years he played at weddings and birthdays as well as with dance bands. Tryanowski was also on tour with the Probst circus . As a street musician, he also played in many cities, such as Hamburg , Berlin , Schwerin, Lübeck and Wismar . Most recently he only stood with his accordion and the devil's violin on Rostock University Square or on the Alter Strom in Warnemünde .

useful information

  • Michael Tryanowski was three times national weightlifting champion in the 1950s .
  • According to his own statements, Michael Tryanowski was stateless .

Honors

  • In honor of Michael Tryanowski, a 32 cm high bronze sculpture, created by the sculptor Wolfgang Friedrich , was placed in the “Rostocker Hof” shopping center in downtown Rostock on August 28, 2014 .
  • On his 95th birthday, December 12, 2014, he and the rapper Marteria signed the book of honor of the Hanseatic city of Rostock. Michael Tryanowski makes a brief appearance in the official video for the Marteria song “Mein Rostock”.
  • On May 27, 2020, the Lord Mayor of Rostock, Claus Ruhe Madsen, unveiled a bronze statue of Michael Tryanowski created by the sculptor Wolfgang Friedrich in one of his regular places at the fountain of joie de vivre on University Square.

Web links

Commons : Michael Tryanowski  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Spielmann grandpa died: That was Rostock's most famous street musician. In: ostsee-zeitung.de . Retrieved July 30, 2018 .
  2. ↑ a b Claudia Tupeit: Music keeps him young. (No longer available online.) In: Ostsee-Zeitung. December 12, 2009, archived from the original on December 1, 2012 ; accessed on July 31, 2018 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ostsee-zeitung.de
  3. ↑ Miriam: Spielmannopa Michael Tryanowski cast in bronze. In: Rostock-Today. August 29, 2014, accessed July 31, 2018 .
  4. ↑ For the love of Rostock. In: svz.de . December 13, 2014, accessed July 31, 2018 .
  5. ↑ Ostseezeitung: Spielmann-Opa in bronze: The unveiling of the staue in pictures from May 27, 2020, accessed on May 28, 2020
personal data
SURNAME Tryanowski, Michael
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Spielmannopa, Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German street musician and Rostock city original
DATE OF BIRTH December 12, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH Veelböken
DATE OF DEATH July 27, 2018
Place of death Rostock