Symphony Orchestra of Chopin Conservatory
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Conductor: Michniewski Wojciech Performer: Symphony Orchestra of Chopin Conservatory
In order to celebrate the coming Polish Cultural Festival in China,The Symphony Orchestra of Chopin Conservatory, under the lead of the world prominent conductor Michniewski Wojciech and the Polish Ministry of Culture will make their first China tour concert and announce the opening of the Polish Cultural Festival in China.
About Michniewski Wojciech Michniewski Wojciech, conductor and composer, b. 4th April 1947 inLódz. He studied conducting with Stanismaw Wismocki (an honoursdegree), music theory (an honours degree) and composition with AndrzejDobrowolski at the State Higher School of Music in Warsaw. Together with Krzysztof Knittel and Elzbieta Sikora he formed the KEWcomposer group. His piece Whisperetto for 2 sopranos, 2 mezzo-sopranos,2 altos and a body-builder (1973) won the Premio RAI award of theItalian Radio and Television in 1975.
From1973 to 1978, Wojciech Michniewski worked for Warsaw Philharmonic,first as assistant conductor, and from 1976 – as a conductor. In 1974,he received an honorable mention in the National Competition for Conductors in Katowice; in 1977 – 1st prize in the International Guido Cantelli Competition for Conductors in the Milanese Teatro alla Scalla;in 1978 – the bronze medal in the International Ernest Ansermet Competition for Conductors in Geneva. From 1979 to 1981, he was artistic director of the Grand Theatre in Lódz, and simultaneously(till 1983) – music director of the contemporary music stage in WarsawChamber Opera. In 1984-87, he was permanent guest conductor for PolishChamber Orchestra, and played an important role in the transformation of this ensemble into the now famous Sinfonia Varsovia. From 1987 to1991 he was managing and artistic director of Poznań Philharmonic.After 1991, despite numerous offers of permanent contracts with variousorchestras, he has performed exclusively as a guest conductor.
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Under the aegis of the Polish Ministry of Culture and leading Polish conductor Michniewski Wojciech, the Symphony Orchestra of Chopin Conservatory makes their China debut and marks the opening of the Polish Cultural Festival in China. RMB100-580.


