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Born in 1964 in Ukraine; his father Vladimir was
a soloist of the Mariinsky Theatre (Kirov Theatre at that time). Oleg
Kinyayev is a graduate of the Glinka Choir School and the Leningrad
Conservatory, where he studied with Svietozarov and l. a. Vagina (piano)
and n. i. Oxentian (organ). He continued his studies in Hamburg, where he
was a pupil of Joachim Kunze. In 1986, as a laureate of an organ
competition in Charkov, he was appointed chief organist of the Organ and
Chamber Music House in this city.
As an organist and pianist Kinyayev has given concerts in many cities in
Russia and former ussr, as well as in France, Italy, Serbia and Finland.
He has collaborated with outstanding conductors such as V. Gergyev,
M. Janssons, J. Temirkanov,
S. Sondeckis, Leo Kremer and
R. Martynov. His cd recordings include Slonimsky1s Organ Concerto and
works for choir and organ by
A. Gretchaninov. Currently he is
a leader and organist of the Singers Chapel of St Petersburg.
Kinyayev is also a composer. His output includes Three Improvisa-tions for
two organs, winds, percussion, three basso profondo and tape, Terra
incognita for two pianos and ensemble, Organ1s Praise, hommage a M.
Rostropovitch, Hot Action for organ solo and Tirania fortissimo for two
organs.
choir of the stefan cardinal wyszyYski university in
warsaw was founded in 1968; until October 1999 it performed as the Choir
of the Academy of Catholic Theology.
It has given concerts in almost all the European countries. It has
participated in numerous music feastivals in Poland and abroad, including
the OGaude Mater1 International Festival of Sacred Music in Cz´stochowa,
OWratislavia Cantans1, the Laboratory of Contemporary Music in Bia1ystok,
the International Choral Festival in Mi´dzyzdroje, Jornades
Internacionales de Cant Coral in Barcelona, Rencontres Musicales et
Chorales Internationales in Mirepoix (France), Deutscher Katholikentag in
Dresden, the OMusica Sacra1 International Festival in ¸óde, and the
OMusical Spring1 International Festival in Kishinyov.
The Choir has won many awards and distinctions, including the award of the
Minister of National Education (1988), the Grand Prix of the Choral
Festival in KraEnik (1987), First Prize, the Gold Medal and Best Conductor
Award at the Choral Festival in Katowice (1990), two First Prizes at the
OMusic World1 International Choral Competition in Fivizzano, Italy (1998),
the Golden Badge of
St Augustine School in Warsaw (2001), and First Prize and the Mazovian
Province Governor1s Cup at the Festival of Academic Choirs in Warsaw
(2001).
The repertoire of the Stefan WyszyYski University Choir comprises works
spanning several centuries, from the Renaissance till the presentday, with
a special emphasis on Polish sacred music. The Choir has given first
performances and made first recordings of pieces by such contemporary
Polish composers as Marian Borkowski, Jan Fotek, Henryk Miko1aj Górecki,
Anna Ignatowicz, Juliusz ¸uciuk, Wojciech ¸ukaszewski, Pawe1 ¸ukaszewski,
Stanis1aw Moryto, Piotr Moss, Tadeusz Paciorkiewicz, Witold RudziYski,
Romuald Twardowski, Józef Âwider, and Marian Sawa.
The Choir has performed with many outstanding organists, singers,
conductors and orchestras, including Sinfonia Varsovia, the Warsaw
Philharmonic and the Deutsches Kammerorchester from Berlin.
A recent highlight in the activities of the Choir was the performance of
Andrzej Panufnik1s Folk Songs under the baton of Jan Krenz during the
events marking the centenary of the Warsaw Philharmonic.
The Choir1s discography includes 10 cds, one of which Musica Sacra
Poloniae (dux) was nominated for the OFryderyk 19991 Award of the
Polish recording industry and in the same year won the Grand Prix at the
14th International Festival of Catholic Films and Multimedia in Niepokalanów
(Poland) in 1999.
On the initiative of the Choir an annual OMusica Sacra1 Composers1
Competition has been held since 1995.
The Artistic Director and Conductor of the Stefan WyszyYski University
Choir is Father Kazimierz Szymonik.
the warsaw philharmonic choir began its activity in
1952 under Zbigniew Soja. It then worked under Roman Kuklewicz (195571),
Józef Bok (197174) and Antoni SzaliYski (197478). In 1978 Henryk
Wojnarowski was appointed Artistic Director of the Choir.
The repertoire of the Choir includes over 150 oratorios and
a cappella choral works, covering many periods and styles, with special
attention given to Polish music, notably the works of Krzysztof Penderecki.
The Choir has recorded all of Penderecki1s
a cappella works, as well as his
St Luke Passion (twice), Polish Requiem, Seven Gates of Jerusalem and
Credo. The recording of St Luke Passion, under the composer1s baton, won a
Grammy nomination (1991).
The Warsaw Philharmonic Choir appears regularly at the OWarsaw Autumn1 and
OWratislavia Cantans1 Festivals. Foreign tours have taken it to Austria,
Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Spain, Iceland, Israel,
Lithuania, Latvia, Germany, Russia, Switzerland, Turkey, and many times to
Italy.
Highlights in the Choir1s activity have included invitations to perform in
the opera productions at Milan1s La Scala (F. Donatoni1s Atem, 1985;
Weber1s Oberon, 1989; Beethoven1s Fidelio, 1990), La Fenice in Venice
(Stravinsky1s The Rake1s Progress and Mozart1s The Magic Flute, 1986 and
1987), in Paris (Fidelio, 1989), Palermo (Szymanowski1s King Roger, 1992;
Stravinsky1s Oedipus Rex and Honegger1s Antigone, 1993) and Pesaro
(Rossini1s L1Italiana in Algeri, 1994).
The Warsaw Philharmonic Choir has been invited to perform together with
such prestigious orchestras as the Munich Philharmonic, the Berlin Radio
Symphony Orchestra, the Berlin rias Orchestra, the Bamberger Symphoniker,
the symphony orchestras in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, the Accademia di Santa
Cecilia Orchestra of Rome, the Brussels Opera Orchestra, the symphony
orchestra in Palermo and the La Scala Orchestra. The Choir has performed
with top Polish and foreign conductors including Gary Bertini, Sergiu
Comissiona, Henryk Czy›, Jacek Kaspszyk, Kazimierz Kord, Jan Krenz,
Lorin Maazel, Jerzy Maksymiuk, Zubin Mehta, Grzegorz Nowak, Seiji Ozawa,
Krzysztof Penderecki, Witold Rowicki, Jerzy Semkow, Giuseppe Sinopoli,
Stanis1aw Skrowaczewski, Leopold Stokowski, Igor Stravinsky, Stanis1aw
Wis1ocki, Antoni Wit, and Bohdan Wodiczko.
warsaw philharmonic national orchestra of poland
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