Andrzej Markowski (22 August 1924 – 30 October 1986) was a Polish composer and conductor. He was born in Lublin and died in Warsaw. He was the director of the

Wrocław Philharmonic Wrocław is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Eu ...

from 1965 to 1968 and founded the

Wratislavia Cantans The Andrzej Markowski International Festival Wratislavia Cantans is a music festival held every September in Wrocław and Lower Silesia, Poland, organized by the Witold Lutosławski National Forum of Music in Wrocław. The name ''Wratislavia Canta ...

festival and was its first director. On his initiative, the following festivals were also established: the Festival of Polish Contemporary Music in Wrocław, the Festival of Organ and Harpsichord Music, the Krakow Spring Festival of Young Musicians.EUTERPE 'Andrzej Markowski' http://www.euterpe.pl/nasi-autorzy/markowski-andrzej He was awarded the Minister of Culture and Art Award, 2nd class in 1965. He received the "Orpheus" critics' award in 1968 and 1971. In 1969 he was awarded the annual

Polish Composers' Union The Polish Composers' Union (, ZKP) is a society of Polish composers and musicologists. History The association was founded in Kraków on August 29 or September 1, 1945 by the All-Polish Composers' Congress, as a continuation of the Association of ...

prize and in 1974 he received the State Award, 1st class.

Selected Film music

Colonel Wolodyjowski ''Pan Wołodyjowski'' (titled in English as ''Pan Michael'', 1893, and ''Fire in the Steppe'', 1992; other titles used in English discourse include ''Colonel Wołodyjowski'', ''Sir Michael'' and ''Sir Wołodyjowski'') is a historical novel by t ...

(1968) *

The Silent Star ''Der schweigende Stern'' or ''Milcząca Gwiazda'', literal English translation ''The Silent Star'', is a 1960 East German/ Polish color science fiction film based on the 1951 science fiction novel ''The Astronauts'' by Polish science fiction wri ...

(1960) *

A Generation ''A Generation'' () is a 1955 Polish film directed by Andrzej Wajda. It is based on the novel ''Pokolenie'' by Bohdan Czeszko, who also wrote the script. It was Wajda's first film and the opening installment of what became his Three War Films tr ...

(1954)

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