Silesian Philharmonic

50°15′46″N 19°0′43″E / 50.26278°N 19.01194°E / 50.26278; 19.01194

Silesian Philharmonic in Katowice during The VIII Grzegorz Fitelberg International Competition for Conductors

The Filharmonia Śląska w Katowicach (English: Silesian Philharmonic in Katowice) is a music institution in Katowice, Silesia, Poland. The Silesian Philharmonic in Katowice was founded in 1945. The first concert of the orchestra took place on 26 of May 1945. A mixed choir was added in 1973.

The Silesian Philharmonic has a well-established position in the cultural life of the Metropolis GZM. Over the decades, the most renowned musicians performed with it, for example Witold Małcużyński, Igor Oistrakh, Sviatoslav Richter, Adam Taubitz.^{[citation needed]}

Directors

• Jan Niwinski (1945–1947)
• Witold Krzemienski (1947–1949)
• Stanisław Skrowaczewski (1949–1953)
• Karol Stryja (1953–1990)
• Jerzy Swoboda (1990–1998)
• Music director Mirosław Jacek Błaszczyk [pl] (1998–)
• General director Grażyna Szymborska [pl] (2001–)

External links

• Media related to 2 Sokolska Street in Katowice at Wikimedia Commons