Jerzy Maksymiuk

Background

MAKSYMIUK, Jerzy was born on April 9, 1936 in Grodno. Son of Roman Maksymiuk and Bronislawa Maksymiuk.

Education

Student, Warsaw Conservatory. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Strathclyde University, 1990.

Career

Former conductor Warsaw Orchestra. Founder, principal conductor Polish Chamber Warsaw. Principal conductor Polish National Radio Orchestra, 1975-1977.

Past principal conductor Polish Radio and television Orchestra. Principal conductor British Broadcasting Corporation Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Glasgow, since 1983, conductor laureate, since 1993. Guest conductor English Chamber, Scottish Chamber, Los Angeles Chamber, London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic, Philharmonia, City of Birmingham Symphony, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony, Orchestre National de France, Sydney Symphony, Ensemble Orchestra de Paris, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Toyko Metropolitan Symphony, English National Opera, Ulster Orchestra Waterfront, Halle, New Zealand Symphony, Winterthur Orchestra, Bournemouth Sinfonietta, others.

Founder, conductor Sinfonia Varsovia (formerly Polish Chamber Orchestra), since 1971. Worldwide tours include European festivals Aix-en-Provence, Vienna, Proms, United States of America, Canada, Japan, Australia, Israel, others. Debut with English National Opera, 1991.

Achievements

• Jerzy Maksymiuk was named conductor laureate, British Broadcasting Corporation in 1993, was also awarded in competitions for composers: the Artur Malawski Competition in Cracow and the Grzegorz Fitelberg Competition in Katowice. Recordings include (with British Broadcasting Corporation Scottish Symphony Orchestra) Macmillan's The Confession of Isobel Gowdie (Gramophone award in contemporary music 1993), works by Greig, Medtner's Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3 for Hyperion (Gramophone award for Best Concerto of Year 1992), (with National Symphony Orchestra) works by Rachmaninov, others

Connections

Wife:

Irena Kirjacka