Wojciech Michniewski
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Wojciech Michniewski (born 4 April 1947) is a Polish composer and conductor.
Michniewski studied with Stanisław Wisłocki as well as Andrzej Dobrowolski at the State Music Academy in Warsaw. From 1973 to 1978 he was the 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 the Italian radio and television in 1975. He won the 1977 Cantelli Award and the bronze medal at 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, he was music director of the stage for contemporary music of the Warsaw Chamber Opera until 1983. 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, and thereafter worked as a guest conductor with various orchestras, including the National Philharmonic Orchestra, the Sinfonia Varsovia and the Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra.
He directed the world premieres of the operas Wyrywacz serc by Elżbieta Sikora (1995), The Music Programme by Roxanna Panufnik (2000), and Ignorant i szaleniec by Paweł Mykietyn (2001) at the Teatr Wielki Michniewski. He was awarded the Fryderyk in 1996 for a recording of Witold Lutosławski's works and in 1999 for a gala concert with Rossini's music. For his services to contemporary Polish music, Michniewski received the Prize of the Polish Composers' Union (Związek Kompozytorów Polskich).
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- 4 Novelettes (Arr. for String Quartet): No. 1, Molto andante - Baird: Works for Orchestra - Wojciech Michniewski
- 4 Novelettes (Arr. for String Quartet): No. 2, Tempo di valse lento - Baird: Works for Orchestra - Wojciech Michniewski
- 4 Novelettes (Arr. for String Quartet): No. 3, Allegro moderato - Baird: Works for Orchestra - Wojciech Michniewski
- 4 Novelettes (Arr. for String Quartet): No. 4, Andante - Baird: Works for Orchestra - Wojciech Michniewski
- 5 Songs for Mezzo-Soprano & Chamber Orchestra: No. 1, Rozstanie jest ptakiem - Baird: Works for Orchestra - Wojciech Michniewski
- 5 Songs for Mezzo-Soprano & Chamber Orchestra: No. 2, Podziel się ze mną - Baird: Works for Orchestra - Wojciech Michniewski
- 5 Songs for Mezzo-Soprano & Chamber Orchestra: No. 3, Boże mój, zmiłuj się nade mną - Baird: Works for Orchestra - Wojciech Michniewski
- 5 Songs for Mezzo-Soprano & Chamber Orchestra: No. 4, Rozcinam pomarańczę bólu - Baird: Works for Orchestra - Wojciech Michniewski
- 5 Songs for Mezzo-Soprano & Chamber Orchestra: No. 5, Zawsze kiedy chę żyć, krzyczę - Baird: Works for Orchestra - Wojciech Michniewski
- Epiphany Music - Baird: Works for Orchestra - Wojciech Michniewski
- 4 Love Sonnets for Baritone & Orchestra: No. 1, Spójrz, co tu ciche serce wypisało - Baird: Works for Orchestra - Wojciech Michniewski
- 4 Love Sonnets for Baritone & Orchestra: No. 2, Drwię, mając ciebie, z całej ludzkiej pychy - Baird: Works for Orchestra - Wojciech Michniewski
- 4 Love Sonnets for Baritone & Orchestra: No. 3, Słodka miłości - Baird: Works for Orchestra - Wojciech Michniewski
- 4 Love Sonnets for Baritone & Orchestra: No. 4, Jakże podobna zimie jest rozłąka - Baird: Works for Orchestra - Wojciech Michniewski
- Canzona for Orchestra - Baird: Works for Orchestra - Wojciech Michniewski
- Prelude for GSMD - Lutoslawski at the Guildhall, Vol. 1 - Wojciech Michniewski
- Cello Concerto - Lutoslawski at the Guildhall, Vol. 1 - Wojciech Michniewski
- Symphony No. 2: I. Hesitant - Lutoslawski at the Guildhall, Vol. 1 - Wojciech Michniewski
- Symphony No. 2: II. Direct - Lutoslawski at the Guildhall, Vol. 1 - Wojciech Michniewski
- Novelette: Announcement - Lutoslawski at the Guildhall, Vol. 1 - Wojciech Michniewski
- Novelette: First Event - Lutoslawski at the Guildhall, Vol. 1 - Wojciech Michniewski
- Novelette: Second Event - Lutoslawski at the Guildhall, Vol. 1 - Wojciech Michniewski
- Novelette: Third Event - Lutoslawski at the Guildhall, Vol. 1 - Wojciech Michniewski
- Novelette: Conclusion - Lutoslawski at the Guildhall, Vol. 1 - Wojciech Michniewski
- Fanfare for Louisville - Lutoslawski at the Guildhall, Vol. 1 - Wojciech Michniewski
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 - Allegro maestoso - Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin, Piano Concerto No. 1 In E Minor, Op. 11 - Wojciech Michniewski
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 - Romanze: Larghetto - Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin, Piano Concerto No. 1 In E Minor, Op. 11 - Wojciech Michniewski
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 - Rondo: Vivace - Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin, Piano Concerto No. 1 In E Minor, Op. 11 - Wojciech Michniewski
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 - Maestoso - Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin, Piano Concerto No. 1 In E Minor, Op. 11 - Wojciech Michniewski
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 - Larghetto - Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin, Piano Concerto No. 1 In E Minor, Op. 11 - Wojciech Michniewski
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 - Allegro vivace - Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin, Piano Concerto No. 1 In E Minor, Op. 11 - Wojciech Michniewski
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