Kazimierz Wiłkomirski
Kazimierz Wiłkomirski; (September 1, 1900, Moscow – March 7, 1995, Warsaw) was a Polish cellist, composer and conductor. He was the son of Alfred Wiłkomirski, and the brother of Maria Wiłkomirska, Wanda Wiłkomirska and violinist Michael Wilkomirski. He graduated from the Moscow Conservatory, where he was a cello student of Alfred von Glenn, in 1917.
Kazimierz Wiłkomirski
Mikhail Ozerskiy / Михаил Озерский · crop from File:RIAN archive 77963 Cellists Rostropovich, Wilkomirski and Fournier in the jury of the 3rd International Tchaikovsky Competition.jpg · CC BY 3.0
- Born
- 1900 · Moscow.
- Died
- 1995 · Warsaw.
- Nationality
- Russian Empire · Poland
- Occupation
- conductor · composer · music educator · university teacher · cellist · musician
- Fields
- classical music
- Education
- Moscow Conservatory · Chopin University of Music
- Teachers
- Hermann Scherchen · Emil Młynarski · Roman Statkowski
- Honours
- Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta · Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta · Work Flag Order and 1st class · Gold Cross of Merit · Medal of the National Education Commission · Medal of the 40th Anniversary of People's Poland
- Languages
- Polish
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After working as a music teacher in Batumi, he attended the Chopin University of Music while simultaneously working as a cellist for the Grand Theatre's orchestra. 1930–1939 - member of the Kwartet Polski (Polish Quartet) with Irena Dubiska, 1945–1947 - Szymanowski Quartet. During World War II, he continued to live in occupied Warsaw. During the occupation, he participated in underground quartet concerts with Eugenia Umińska. In 1934–1939 - director of the Gdańsk Conservatory; 1945–1947 - first rector of Łódź Conservatory. Director of the Baltic State Opera (then Gdańsk Opera) in 1952–57; professor of the Academy of Music in Sopot. After 1957 - Director and Principal Conductor of Opera Wrocławska. Gave concerts as solo cellist.
Kazimierz Wiłkomirski studied at Moscow Conservatory and Chopin University of Music. Training under Hermann Scherchen, Emil Młynarski and Roman Statkowski is recorded. The recorded working language is Polish. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are classical music. Employment is recorded with Chopin University of Music. Distinctions recorded are Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Work Flag Order, 1st class and Gold Cross of Merit.
Kwartet smyczkowy = String quartet (4 editions published between 1942 and 1984) Symphonie concertante: pour violoncelle et orchestre = na wiolonczelę i orkiestrę = for violoncello and orchestra = für Violoncello und Orchester (1 edition published in 1974) 12 etiud na wiolonczele w I pozycji = 12 studies for violoncello in the first position (1 edition published in 1969) Poemat: na wiolonczele i fortepian: pour violoncelle et piano (4 editions published between 1945 and 2002) Ćwiczenia na lewa reke: Na wiolonczele = Exercises for the left hand: for violoncello (1 edition published in 1973) Aria (2 editions published between 1947 and 1996)
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Kazimierz Wiłkomirski, a cellist, composer, conductor and musician, was born on 1 September 1900 and died on 7 March 1995. Both events are recorded by the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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Kazimierz Wiłkomirski is recorded as having received Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta and Work Flag Order, 1st class.
Kazimierz Wiłkomirski, Polish composer
unknown, not specified, no copyright notice · Photographed from the book: Festiwal muzyki polskiej. Program otwarcia. 1951, page 96.
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1995
Kazimierz Wiłkomirski died in 1995 at Warsaw.
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Wspomnienia (2 editions published in 1971 in Polish) Wspomnień ciąg dalszy (2 editions published in 1980 in Polish) Cwiczenia na lewa reke [na wiolonczele] (3 editions published in 1955 in 3 languages)
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Kazimierz Wiłkomirski received Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Work Flag Order, 1st class, Gold Cross of Merit, Medal of the National Education Commission and Medal of the 40th Anniversary of People's Poland.
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Kazimierz Wiłkomirski studied at Moscow Conservatory and Chopin University of Music. He trained under Hermann Scherchen, Emil Młynarski and Roman Statkowski.
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