Witold Rowicki, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Witold Rowicki

Polish conductor

Date of Birth: 26-Feb-1914

Place of Birth: Taganrog, Russia

Date of Death: 01-Oct-1989

Profession: conductor, music pedagogue

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Witold Rowicki (true surname Kalka, 26 February 1914 in Taganrog – 1 October 1989 in Warsaw) was a Polish conductor.
He held principal conducting positions with the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra and the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra. Witold Lutoslawski's Concerto for Orchestra was dedicated to him. His recordings include: all symphonies of Antonín Dvorák, works of Wojciech Kilar the Violin Concerto, Eternal Songs and Lithuanian Rhapsody of Mieczyslaw Karlowicz various works of Karol Szymanowski. Schumann and Prokofiev piano concertos with Sviatoslav Richter, Mozart piano concertos with Ingrid Haebler