The next city placed under the “care” of the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra and Witold Rowicki. Thanks to this initiative the audience in Elbląg could see and listen to famous artists. Reviews from Witold Rowicki’s concerts in Elbląg are available to read in section: POSTERS AND REVIEWS.
Gdynia
This is where Witold Rowicki together with director Danuta Baduszkowa prepared the “Orpheus in Hell” operetta by Jacques Offenbach. The Maestro conducted its premiere performance on 6th August 1958.
Katowice
In this city Witold Rowicki organised the Polish Radio Orchestra in 1945. The pioneer ensemble was the beginning of the Great Symphonic Orchestra of the Polish Radio in Katowice (currently the National Symphonic Orchestra of the Polish Radio) created by Rowicki. Next to artistic activity at the Polish Radio, Rowicki conducted symphonic concerts for miners, steelworkers and representatives of other occupations working in the Silesia.
Kraków
Place of education and stage performances. In Kraków Witold Rowicki graduated from the Conservatory by the Music Society, class of violin and theory. This is where he was at the outbreak of the war and where he got married. After the city was liberated from occupation, he started working in a music department of the Polish Radio. Later, already when heading the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Rowicki performed many times in Kraków.
Nowy Sącz
After the family moved to Nowy Sącz, Witold Rowicki continued education in the local pre-secondary school. As a pupil of the 6th grade, he organised a school orchestra comprising several tens of members.
Płock
In the 1960s and 1970s the Warsaw Philharmonic covered Płock and its surroundings with its music patronage. It was a place of numerous concerts by the Warsaw Philharmonic Symphonic Orchestra and Warsaw Philharmonic Chamber Music Hall artists under the baton of Witold Rowicki. On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Płock Music Society, the Conductor received an honourable diploma and a commemorative medal.
Warchały
Small village located in the Mazury region, in the Jedwabno district. Location of a house to which Rowicki travelled with the whole family in 1960s-1980s. This is where he rested actively, walking in the woods and around nearby lakes. Two favourite dogs of Rowicki always waited there for their master to arrive. Warchały was an open home where the conductor often invited his friends and family.
Zakopane
In Zakopane Witold Rowicki rested from the burdens of the artist life. He was very passionate about high mountain climbing. Often he was accompanied by his friends: Wawrzyniec Żuławski (alpinist, mountaineer and composer), his brother Juliusz (poet), Arno Puškas (famous Slovak mountaineer) and Andrzej Bachleda from Zakopane (artist and singer). He also loved skiing fast. Many times he said as a joke that if he was not able to ski down the slopes, he would not conduct any longer.
Żywiec
One of the first important places in the biography of Witold Rowicki. The future conductor went there to primary and pre-secondary school.
