Tadeusz Szeligowski, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Tadeusz Szeligowski

Polish musician

Date of Birth: 13-Sep-1896

Place of Birth: Lviv, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine

Date of Death: 10-Jan-1963

Profession: composer, pianist, university teacher, music pedagogue

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Tadeusz Szeligowski (13 September 1896 - 10 January 1963) was a Polish composer, educator, lawyer and music organizer.
His works include the operas The Rise of the Scholars, Krakatuk and Theodor Gentlemen, the ballets The Peacock and the Girl and Mazepa ballets, two violin concertos, chamber and choral works.As a music teacher, Szeligowski was very well established in Vilnius, Lublin, Poznan and Warsaw.
He was also a respected music writer who frequently wrote for journals and magazines specialized in music such as the Kurier Wilenski, Tygodnik Wilenski, Muzyka and the Kurier Poznanski.
His achievements include the creation of the Poznan´ Philharmonic, where he served as its first director between the years 1947-1949, and the founding of the Poznan Musical Spring, one of the most important festivals of contemporary music at the time.