Stanisław Radwan (10 March 1939 – 14 October 2023) was a Polish composer.

Life and career

Born in Bieńkówka, the son of an organist, Radwan studied piano and composition at the

Academy of Music in Kraków The Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków ( pl, Akademia Muzyczna im. Krzysztofa Pendereckiego w Krakowie) is a conservatory located in central Kraków, Poland. It is the '' alma mater'' of the renowned Polish contemporary composer Krz ...

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. He later got a scholarship to study in Paris, where he enrolled in courses given by

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Olivier Messiaen Olivier Eugène Prosper Charles Messiaen (, ; ; 10 December 1908 – 27 April 1992) was a French composer, organist, and ornithologist who was one of the major composers of the 20th century. His music is rhythmically complex; harmonically ...

. Starting from 1960, he penned over 200 compositions for theatre and cabaret, and served as the musical director at the

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from 1963 to 1966, and as the theatre director of the Helena Modrzejewska National Old Theater in Krakow from 1980 to 1990. His collaborations include

Andrzej Wajda Andrzej Witold Wajda (; 6 March 1926 – 9 October 2016) was a Polish film and theatre director. Recipient of an Honorary Oscar, the Palme d'Or, as well as Honorary Golden Lion and Honorary Golden Bear Awards, he was a prominent member of the ...

Konrad Swinarski Konrad Ksawery Swinarski (4 July 1929, Warszawa - 19 August 1975 near Damascus) – Polish theatrical, television, film and opera director and stage designer. He has created his own style, thanks to which he is considered one of the most original ...

Jerzy Jarocki Jerzy Jarocki (11 May 1929 – 10 October 2012) was a Polish theatre director, translator, playwright and academic, member of the Polish Academy of Learning. Biography He graduated in acting from the Ludwik Solski Academy for the Dramatic Arts a ...

Krystian Lupa Krystian Lupa (Polish pronunciation: ; born 7 November 1943) is a Polish theatre director, set designer, playwright, translator and pedagogue. He has been called "the greatest living European theatre director". He is the recipient of many natio ...

Zygmunt Hübner Zygmunt Hübner (23 March 1930 – 12 January 1989) was a Polish actor, stage director, and director of the National Old Theatre in Kraków (1963-69). He appeared in more than 20 films between 1958 and 1988. Selected filmography * ''Samson' ...

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. Starting from 1966, he was also active as a film score composer, and notably collaborated with Andrzej Wajda,

Krzysztof Kieślowski Krzysztof Kieślowski (; 27 June 1941 – 13 March 1996) was a Polish film director and screenwriter. He is known internationally for ''Dekalog'' (1989), ''The Double Life of Veronique'' (1991), and the ''Three Colours'' trilogy (1993 –1994) ...

Wojciech Has Wojciech Jerzy Has (1 April 1925, Kraków – 3 October 2000, Łódź) was a Polish film director, screenwriter and film producer. Early life and studies Wojciech Jerzy Has was born in Kraków. Has himself was agnostic. However, his family ...

. He occasionally also worked as an actor. During his career Radwan received numerous awards and honors, notably the Gloria Artis Medal for Merit to Culture in 2005. He died on 14 October 2023, at the age of 84.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Radwan, Stanislaw 1939 births 2023 deaths People from Sucha County Polish composers Polish film score composers Recipients of the Gold Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis