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Bartosz Chajdecki
Bartosz Chajdecki (born 28 September 1980, in Kraków) is a Polish composer. A representative of the young generation of Polish composers, Chajdecki started to compose at 12 and graduated from the Academy of Music in Kraków with distinction. He is best known for his works for feature films and TV series. He composes soundtracks to major Polish film and TV productions, including ''Bogowie'' / ''Gods'', '' Powstanie Warszawskie'' / ''Warsaw Rising'', ''Chce się żyć'' / ''Life Feels Good ''Life Feels Good'' ( pl, Chce się żyć) is a 2013 Polish drama film directed by Maciej Pieprzyca. It won the jury, audience and ecumenical prizes at the Montreal World Film Festival. Plot It tells the story of Mateusz Rosiński who has cereb ...'', and '' Time of honor''. In 2010 he was nominated for the International Film Music Critics Association Award for the best original score for a television series, and in 2011 he won the Transatlantyk Ocean Award for “the most promising composer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kraków
Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 and has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, economic, cultural and artistic life. Cited as one of Europe's most beautiful cities, its Old Town with Wawel Royal Castle was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978, one of the first 12 sites granted the status. The city has grown from a Stone Age settlement to Poland's second-most-important city. It began as a hamlet on Wawel Hill and was reported by Ibrahim Ibn Yakoub, a merchant from Cordoba, as a busy trading centre of Central Europe in 985. With the establishment of new universities and cultural venues at the emergence of the Second Polish Republic in 1918 and throughout the 20th century, Kraków reaffirmed its role as a major national academic and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Of Music In Kraków
The Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków ( pl, Akademia Muzyczna im. Krzysztofa Pendereckiego w Krakowie) is a conservatory located in central Kraków, Poland. It is the '' alma mater'' of the renowned Polish contemporary composer Krzysztof Penderecki, who was also its rector for 15 years. The Academy is the only one in Poland to have two winners of the International Chopin Competition in Warsaw (Halina Czerny-Stefańska and Adam Harasiewicz) as well as a few further prize-winners among its alumni. Historical background The academy was founded in 1888 by the eminent Polish composer Władysław Żeleński thanks to his artistic connections and patronage of Princess Marcelina Czartoryska, a concert pianist and former pupil of Frédéric Chopin. Until 1945 it operated as a conservatory under the name of ''Conservatory of the Music Society'' or, the ''Cracow Conservatory''. During the partitions of Poland, as the region of Lesser Poland and Kraków was ruled by the Aust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life Feels Good
''Life Feels Good'' ( pl, Chce się żyć) is a 2013 Polish drama film directed by Maciej Pieprzyca. It won the jury, audience and ecumenical prizes at the Montreal World Film Festival. Plot It tells the story of Mateusz Rosiński who has cerebral palsy in Poland and his life from the 1980s to 2000s. It is inspired by true events. Cast * Dawid Ogrodnik - Mateusz * Kamil Tkacz - young Mateusz * - Mateusz's mother * Arkadiusz Jakubik - Mateusz's father * Anna Nehrebecka - Jola, teacher * Helena Sujecka - Matylda * Mikołaj Roznerski - Tomek * Tymoteusz Marciniak - young Tomek * Katarzyna Zawadzka - Magda * Anna Karczmarczyk - Anka * Agnieszka Kotlarska - Anka's mother * Janusz Chabior - "Łysy" * Gabriela Muskała - doctor * Lech Dyblik - healer * Dariusz Chojnacki - Matylda's fiancé * Izabela Dąbrowska - neighbor * Witold Wieliński Witold Wieliński (born 26 June 1968) is a Polish actor. In 1991 he finished his studies in Warszawa. Selected filmography * 1992 - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time Of Honor
''Days of Honour'' ( pl, Czas honoru) is a Polish World War II television drama series, broadcast on TVP2 from 7 September 2008 to 23 November 2014, on STV Glasgow from 2 June 2014 and STV Edinburgh from 16 January 2015. Plot Set in German-occupied Poland 1939-1944 (series I, II, III, IV and VII) and in post-war Poland 1945-1946 (series V and VI), the series tells a story of Union of Armed Struggle/Armia Krajowa/ Armed Forces Delegation for Poland soldiers commonly referred to as '' cichociemni''. The script was inspired by the stories of Polish soldiers who during World War II underwent training in the UK in order to return to German-occupied Poland and partake in the underground struggle for independence. The series also touches upon the challenges faced by the German military intelligence organisation Abwehr, the intelligence agency of the SS Sicherheitsdienst des Reichsführers-SS (SD), the Nazi secret police commonly known as the Gestapo and the infiltration of the Union of A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Composers
This is a list of notable and representative Polish composers. Note: This list should contain notable composers, best with an existing article on Wikipedia. If a notable Polish composer is missing and without an article, please add the name here. Middle Ages * Wincenty z Kielczy (before 1200-c. 1261) * Mikołaj z Radomia (15th century) * Piotr z Grudziądza (c. 1400-c. 1480) Renaissance * Sebastian z Felsztyna (c. 1480/1490-after 1543) * Nicolaus Cracoviensis (1st half of the 16th century) * Wacław z Szamotuł (c. 1526-1560) * Mikołaj Gomółka (1535-1591) * Marcin Leopolita (c. 1540-c.1589) * Cyprian Bazylik (c.1535-c. 1600) * Jan z Lublina (late 15th century-1540) * Jakub Polak (1540-1605) * Sebastian Klonowic (c. 1545-1602) * Krzysztof Klabon (c. 1550-after 1616) * Wojciech Długoraj (1557-1619) * Diomedes Cato (c. 1570-c. 1603) Baroque *Mikołaj Zieleński (1st half of the 17th century) *Adam Jarzębski (c. 1590-1649) *Franciszek Lilius (c. 1600- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
Related categories * :Year of birth missing (living people) / :Year of birth unknown * :Date of birth missing (living people) / :Date of birth unknown * :Place of birth missing (living people) / :Place of birth unknown * :Year of death missing / :Year of death unknown * :Date of death missing / :Date of death unknown * :Place of death missing / :Place of death unknown * :Missing middle or first names See also * :Dead people * :Template:L, which generates this category or death years, and birth year and sort keys. : {{DEFAULTSORT:Living people 21st-century people People by status ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
