Bogusław Kaczyński (2 May 1942 – 21 January 2016) was a Polish

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journalist, music critic and writer. Kaczyński was the author of a classical recording series, ''The Golden Collection''. He also hosted musical competitions, including the Frederic Chopin Piano Competition, the

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, and the New Year's Concerts in

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magazine, ranked Kaczyński among the ten greatest

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personalities of the 20th century. Film critic Zygmunt Kałużyński said Kaczyński for opera, as an art form, did more than anybody in the country's whole history. Among others, he won ''Wiktor'' and ''Superwiktor'' awards. Kaczyński was the founder of the charity foundation ''ORFEO'', which supports Polish culture. Kaczyński had suffered a stroke in 2007. In 2016, he suffered another stroke and died in Warsaw, aged 73.

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