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Włodzimierz Kamil Kamirski also known by his stage name Vladimir Kamirski (3 January 1943 - 22 April 2017) was a Polish-Australian orchestral conductor.Marianna Łacek
Maestro Włodzimierz Kamirski – dla przyjaciół po prostu Włodek.
''Express Australijski.'' Australian-Polish Magazine.
He adopted a stage name ''Vladimir'' around 1970 at the start of his career in Italy at the
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, but continued to release recordings as Włodzimierz Kamirski also.ArkivMusic. The source for classical music
Recording: Classics At The Movies - Abc Classics.
Conductor: Wlodzimierz Kamirski et al.


Life

Włodzimierz Kamirski was born in
Lublin Lublin is List of cities and towns in Poland, the ninth-largest city in Poland and the second-largest city of historical Lesser Poland. It is the capital and the centre of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 336,339 (December 2021). Lublin i ...
,
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, during World War II. His father Władysław Kamirski was an editor-in-chief of ''Kurier Lubelski'' magazine. His mother was Maria
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Radziwiłłówna. His parents relocated to Warsaw after the war ended. Włodzimierz was a prodigy, holding his first piano concert at age 5 in Warsaw. He studied under
Stanisław Wisłocki Stanisław Wisłocki (7 July 192131 May 1998) was a Polish conductor of classical music who performed and recorded with many internationally renowned orchestras, ensembles and virtuoso musicians and is highly regarded for his interpretations of ...
at the
Warsaw Conservatory The Chopin University of Music (, UMFC) is a musical conservatorium and academy located in central Warsaw, Poland. It is the oldest and largest music school in Poland, and one of the largest in Europe.Franco Ferrara Franco Ferrara (Palermo, 4 July 1911Florence, 7 September 1985) was an Italian conductor and teacher. Among his many students are various prominent conductors, including Roberto Abbado, Riccardo Chailly, Andrew Davis and Riccardo Muti. Life a ...
and
Paul Kletzki Paul Kletzki (born Paweł Klecki; 21 March 1900 – 5 March 1973) was a Polish conductor and composer. Biography Born in Łódź, Kletzki joined the Łódź Philharmonic at the age of fifteen as a violinist. After serving in the First World W ...
followed. He worked at
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, Milan, the Royal Opera, Brussels, and the Warsaw and
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Grand Opera Theatres. In 1973 he became General Music Director of the Polish Radio and Television Symphony Orchestras. In 1977 he was invited to conduct the
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. In 1983 he emigrated to
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,
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to join his partner Ewa, whom he married soon thereafter. His debut with the
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came in 1985 in its
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season of Gounod's ''
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''. The following year he led Verdi's ''
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'' from
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with the
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, broadcast live on
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. In 1988 Kamirski was appointed Chief Guest Conductor of the
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, and also conducted
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's production of Bizet's ''
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''. He also conducted other orchestras throughout Australia and New Zealand. His recording ''Simple Gifts'' with soprano
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and the
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won the Best Classical Album at the
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. He became an Australian citizen in 1986. He died in Sydney on 22 April 2017.Website
Retrieved 4 April 2018


Awards and nominations


ARIA Music Awards

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is an annual awards ceremony held by the
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. They commenced in 1987. ! , - ,
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, ''Simple Gifts'' (with
Yvonne Kenny Yvonne Denise Kenny AM (born 25 November 1950) is an Australian soprano, particularly associated with Handel, Mozart and bel canto roles. Biography Born in Sydney, Kenny first studied at the University of Sydney in science, hoping to become ...
&
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) ,
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, , ARIA Award previous winners. , -


References

* Terence Mico, "Conductor marked his time with the greats", ''The Age'', 24 August 2017, p. 32 {{DEFAULTSORT:Kamirski, Vladimir 1943 births 2017 deaths Polish conductors (music) Australian male conductors (music) Polish male conductors (music) Australian conductors (music) Polish emigrants to Australia Musicians from Lublin Chopin University of Music alumni