Composers and creativity

Biographies of the 60 composers selected for the competition programme.

The Composers tab lists all the works, found through search queries, written by the 60 composers selected for the Competition Programme to be performed by the ensembles that have qualified for the Competition and in accordance with the Competition Repertoire, including works that have been lost or are in manuscript form. Items available for purchase, loan or download are provided along with the source details. Information on their availability can be found in Chamber Works, Piano Works, and Works for Piano and Orchestra (only for the final stage).

Grażyna Bacewicz

(5.02.1909 - 17.01.1969 )

Composer / Violinist

Tadeusz Baird

(26.07.1928 - 2.09.1981 )

Composer / Teacher

Fryderyk Chopin

(22.02 . 1.03.1810 - 17.10.1849 )

Composer / Pianist

Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński

(25.02.1807 - 09.10.1867 )

Composer / Conductor/ Pianist / Teacher

Józef Ksawery Elsner

(1.06.1769 - 18.04.1854 )

Composer / Conductor / Teacher

Ignacy Friedman

(14.02.1882 - 26.01.1948 )

Pianist / Composer

Leopold Godowski

(13.02.1870 - 21.11.1938 )

Pianist / Composer / Teacher

Henryk Mikołaj Górecki

(6.12.1933 - 12.11.2010 )

Composer / Teacher

Joachim Kaczkowski

(1789 - 2.01.1829 )

Violinist / Composer / Teacher

Mieczysław Karłowicz

(11.12.1876 - 8.02.1909 )

Composer / Conductor

Antoni Kątski

(27.10.1817 - 7.12.1899 )

Pianist / Composer

Wojciech Kilar

(17.07.1932 - 29.12.2013 )

Kompozytor / Pianista

Stefan Kisielewski

(7.03.1911 - 29.09.1991 )

Composer / Teacher / Music critic / Journalist / Writer

Raul Koczalski

(3.01.1884 - 24.11.1948 )

Pianist / Composer / Teacher

Józef Władysław Krogulski

(4.09.1915 - 9.01.1942 )

Pianist / Composer / Choirmaster / Teacher

Karol Kurpiński

(6.03.1785 - 18.09.1857 )

Composer / Conductor / Teacher

Szymon Laks

(1.11.1901 - 11.12.1983 )

Composer / Writer

Franciszek Lessel

(1780 - 26.12.1838 )

Composer / Pianist

Teodor Leszetycki

(22.06.1830 - 14.11.1915 )

Pianist / Teacher / Composer

Karol Lipiński

(30.10.1790 - 16.12.1861 )

Violinist / Composer / Conductor