Zenon Kitowski (born 1962) is a Polish clarinetist. He was born in a Kashubian town of Kartuzë (pol.

Kartuzy Kartuzy (; , or ; former ) is a town in northern Poland, located in the historic Eastern Pomerania ( Pomerelia) region. It is the capital of Kartuzy County in Pomeranian Voivodeship. Geographical location Kartuzy is located about west of Gdań ...

). After winning the Kurpiński International Clarinet Competition in Włoszakowice (Poland) in 1982, Kitowski accepted principal clarinetist position with

Jerzy Maksymiuk Jerzy Jan Maksymiuk (born 9 April 1936) is a Polish composer, pianist and orchestra conductor. Personal life Maksymiuk was born in Grodno, Second Polish Republic (now Belarus). He studied violin, piano, conducting and composition at the Warsaw ...

’s Polish Chamber Orchestra and Sinfonia Varsovia. Kitowski has appeared frequently as soloist with the Polish Radio and Television Orchestra in Warsaw where he has held the principal clarinetist chair since 1993. Kitowski is also a clarinet teacher. He was a student of Władysław Świercz and Ryszard Sztajerwald.

References

*Jack Brymer, ''Clarinet''. (Yehudi Menuhin Music Guides) Hardback and paperback, 296 pages, Kahn & Averill. *David Pino, ''The Clarinet and Clarinet Playing.'' Providence: Dover Pubns, 1998. *Cyrille Rose, ''Artistic Studies, Book 1.'' ed. David Hite. San Antonio: Southern Music, 1986. *Various, ''Play Clarinet Today!.'' Leonard Hal Inc., (Creator.) *Hyacinthe Klose, ''Celebrated Method for the Clarinet: Complete Edition.'' Carl Fischer. {{DEFAULTSORT:Kitowski, Zenon 1962 births Living people People from Kartuzy Kashubians Polish musicians 21st-century clarinetists