Wojciech Michniewski

Wojciech Michniewski (born April 4, 1947 in Łódź ) is a Polish composer and conductor.

Michniewski studied conducting with Stanisław Wisłocki as well as music theory and composition with Andrzej Dobrowolski at the State Music Academy in Warsaw . From 1973 to 1978 he was conductor of the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra. With Krzysztof Knittel and Elżbieta Sikora , he founded the composer group KEW (1973-77). For his piece Whisperetto , he received the Premio RAI of Italian radio and television in 1975 . In 1977 he won first prize at the International Guido Cantelli Competition for Conductors at the Teatro alla Scala and the bronze medal at the Ernest Ansermet Competition in Geneva the following year .

From 1979 to 1981 Michniewski was artistic director of the Teatr Wielki in Łódź, parallel to that until 1983 music director of the stage for contemporary music of the Warsaw Chamber Opera ( Warszawska Opera Kameralna ). From 1984 to 1987 he was a permanent guest conductor of the Polska Orkiestra Kameralna and played a key role in its transfer to the Sinfonia Varsovia . From 1987 to 1991 he directed the Filharmonia Poznańska , after which he worked as a guest conductor with various orchestras, including the National Philharmonic Orchestra, the Sinfonia Varsovia and the Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra.

At Teatr Wielki , Michniewski conducted the world premieres of the operas Wyrywacz serc by Elżbieta Sikora (1995), The Music Program by Roxanna Panufnik (2000) and Ignorant i szaleniec by Paweł Mykietyn (2001). He was awarded the Fryderyk in 1996 for a recording of works by Witold Lutosławski and in 1999 for a gala concert with Rossini's music . A recording with works by Mieczysław Karłowicz and Wojciech Kilars was nominated for the Fryderyk in 2004. For his services to contemporary Polish music, Michniewski received the Prize of the Polish Composers' Union ( Związek Kompozytorów Polskich ).

Works

Etiuda for percussion instruments and a performer (1972)

Cadenza for violin solo (1972)

Trzy pieśni do słów siostry for soprano and piano (1972)

Intermezzo for soprano and chamber orchestra (1973)

Recipe for two sopranos, two mezzo-sopranos, two contralto and bodybuilders (1973)

Moje Konstrukcje liryczne for instrumental ensemble (1974)

Małe wariacje na temat Mozarta for clarinet, trombone, cello, piano and electronics (1974)

Litania for flute, harp and electronics (1974)

Michniewski / Gounod: Wedding Tango dla Kasi i Koreczka for voices, string quartet and bandoneon (2000)

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personal data
SURNAME	Michniewski, Wojciech
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Polish composer and conductor
DATE OF BIRTH	April 4, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH	Łódź