Jerzy Katlewicz

Jerzy Katlewicz (April 2, 1927 Bochnia – November 16, 2015 Kraków) was a Polish music conductor, pianist and Professor of the Academy of Music in Kraków since 1990. Katlewicz graduated from the same Academy in 1952 (then called Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Muzyczna in Kraków), and served as conductor of the Kraków Philharmonic between 1952 and 1958 during the period of Stalinism in Poland (and its aftermath). He was appointed artistic director there a decade later, in 1968 and remained at his post until 1981. In 1961-68 he was artistic director of Polish Baltic Opera and Philharmonic in Gdańsk. In 1984–1985 he was artistic director of the Symphony Orchestra and Choir of the Polish Radio and Television state agency in Kraków. Katlewicz was the recipient of the Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (1993), among other distinctions.[1][2][3]

Jerzy Katlewicz
Born	Jerzy Katlewicz (1927-04-02)April 2, 1927 Bochnia, Poland
Died	November 16, 2015(2015-11-16) (aged 88) Kraków, Poland
Nationality	Polish
Occupation	Conductor, lecturer, pianist
Years active	1955–2015
Spouse(s)	Irena Katlewicz
Children	2
Awards

Born in Bochnia, he died on November 16, 2015 in Kraków.[4]

Awards

• 1993  Poland: Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
• 1993   Vatican: Decoration of Honour
• 1999   Vatican: Order of St. Gregory the Great

Discography

• 1976 Canticum Canticorum Salomonis / Strophes / Cantata (LP), Polskie Nagrania Muza
• 1980 III Symfonia Pieśni Żałosnych Na Sopran I Orkiestrę Op. 36 (Symphony No. 3, The Symphony Of Sorrowful Songs For Soprano And Orchestra Op. 36), 3 versions; Polskie Nagrania Muza

1. 1980 III Symfonia Pieśni Żałosnych Na Sopran I Orkiestrę Op. 36 (Symphony No. 3, The Symphony Of Sorrowful Songs For Soprano And Orchestra Op. 36), LP, Album; Polskie Nagrania Muza
2. 1993 III Symfonia - Symfonia Pieśni Żałosnych Na Sopran I Orkiestrę Op. 36 (Cass, Album, RE) Polskie Nagrania Muza
3. 1993 Symphony No. 3 / Symfonia Pieśni Żałosnych Na Sopran I Orkiestrę Op.36 (CD, Album, RE) Polskie Nagrania Muza

• 1986 Mazurian Chronicles II / Musica Humana, (LP) Polskie Nagrania Muza
• Symphony No.3, Three Pieces In The Olden Style - Amen For Choir (CD, Album)

Notes and references

1. Małgorzata Kosińska (2005). "Jerzy Katlewicz". Polskie Centrum Informacji Muzycznej, Związek Kompozytorów Polskich (in Polish). Adam Mickiewicz Institute Culture.pl. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
2. "Jerzy Katlewicz". Discography. Discogs. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
3. "Jerzy Katlewicz". Faculty. Academy of Music in Kraków. Archived from the original on September 20, 2011. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
4. Zmarł dyrygent Jerzy Katlewicz Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Onet.pl, 17 November 2015.