Stanisław Skrowaczewski
Polish composer and conductor (1923-2017)
Stanisław Paweł Stefan Jan Sebastian Skrowaczewski (Polish: [staˌɲiswaf skrɔvaˈt͡ʂɛfskʲi]; October 3, 1923 – February 21, 2017)[1] was a Polish-American classical conductor and composer.
Skrowaczewski was born in Lwów (then in Poland, now in Ukraine). Between 1983 and 1992 he was principal conductor of the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester. Between 1995 and 1997, Skrowaczewski served as artistic advisor to the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. He received the Commander Order of the White Eagle.
Skrowaczewski died in Minneapolis, Minnesota on February 21, 2017, aged 93.[2]
References
change- ↑ "Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Conductor Who Fled Poland, Dies at 93 - The …". archive.is. 2017-02-27. Archived from the original on 2017-02-27. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ Jenna Ross (February 21, 2017). "Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Minnesota musical giant, dead at 93". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on February 22, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
Other websites
change- Stanisław Skrowaczewski on IMDb
- Biography Archived 2016-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
- Interview with Stanislaw Skrowaczewski by Bruce Duffie, June 27, 1987
- Seeking the Infinite: The Musical Life of Stanislaw Skrowaczewski Archived 2013-06-20 at the Wayback Machine by Dr. Frederick Edward Harris Jr., publication date: August 31, 2011.
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