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The Filharmonia Śląska w Katowicach (English: Silesian Philharmonic in Katowice) is a music institution in Katowice, Silesia, Poland. The Silesian Philharmonic in Katowice was founded in 1945. The first concert of the orchestra took place on 26 of May 1945. A mixed choir was added in 1973.
The Silesian Philharmonic has a well-established position in the cultural life of the Metropolis GZM. Over the decades, the most renowned musicians performed with it, for example Witold Małcużyński, Igor Oistrakh, Sviatoslav Richter, Adam Taubitz..[citation needed]
Directors
[edit]- Jan Niwinski (1945-1947)
- Witold Krzemienski (1947-1949)
- Stanisław Skrowaczewski (1949-1953)
- Karol Stryja (1953-1990)
- Jerzy Swoboda (1990-1998)
- Music Director Mirosław Jacek Błaszczyk (1998- ) General Director Grażyna Szymborska (2001-)
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