Stanislaw Skrowaczewsk 斯坦尼斯拉夫·斯克罗瓦切夫斯基

Stanisław Skrowaczewski, Polish composer and conductor, born October 3, 1923 in Lwów, Poland (now Lviv, Ukraine). Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, music director of the Minnesota Orchestra from 1960 to 1979 and now its conductor emeritus, has maintained his current reputation - that of a conductor of brilliance, power, and distinctive personality - from the earliest years of his career. He was already a well-known conductor and composer in his native Poland and throughout Europe before he made his U.S. debut in 1958, conducting the Cleveland Orchestra at the invitation of George Szell. Now in great international demand, he regularly leads major ensembles in Vienna, Berlin, Paris, London, Rome, Munich, and other European cities, and makes frequent appearances with the most prestigious American orchestras, including those of Boston, Cleveland, and Philadelphia. In 1968 Skrowaczewski made his Salzburg Festival debut with the Vienna Philharmonic; that same year, at the request of the late United Nations Secretary-General U Thant, he led the Minnesota Orchestra in a special concert in the United Nations Assembly Hall, commemorating the 20th anniversary of Human Rights Day. His Metropolitan Opera debut followed two years later, when he conducted performances of Mozart's The Magic Flute both at Lincoln Center and on a national tour. Among his acclaimed compositions is the Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra, premiered by the Minnesota Orchestra under Skrowaczewski's own baton in April 1981.