Andrzej Szpilman
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Andrzej Szpilman is a dentist
, composer
, music producer, publisher, and son of the famous pianist and composer Władysław Szpilman.
Andrzej Szpilman started his music education in 1962 under Prof. S. Kawalla (violin) and later from 1965 until 1974 in the 4th State School of Music in Warsaw (class of Prof. Nasalska violin and later viola).
In 1976 he started to record for Polish Radio
as composer and music producer.
He has worked with many popular Polish singers, including Irena Santor
, Hanna Banaszak
, Grazyna Switala, Boguslaw Mec, accompanied by the Warsaw Radio Orchestra and Poznan Radio Orchestra. 1980-81, as a music director Andrzej Szpilman produced several shows for TV-Poland. 1982-83 he became the producer of the first record by the most popular rock-groups of the 1980s in Poland, "Oddzial Zamkniety" (Close Department), which sold about 450.000 records in 1983 and received "Gold Record 83" from the Polish Recording Company.
Besides his artistic activities he studied Dentistry at the Warsaw Medical Academy.
In 1983 he moved to Hamburg
, Germany. Until 1988 he worked as an Assistant Professor at the Conservative Dentistry Department of the University of Hamburg, and later continued to work in his own dental office in Hamburg/Altona
and later in Weil am Rhein.
1987 Andrzej Szpilman founded his own "Musik Studio Altona", where he continued to work on his film ballet and theater music. At that time he composed the ballet "Incense" (choreographer Gamal Gouda) for the Hamburg Opera , as well as Soundtracks like "I tam zostane juz na zawsze" and "Kolejka" - for TV-Poland, and some small pieces for theater and songs for Polish Radio.
1996 - 2004 he has engineered CDs for the famous German songwriter and poet Wolf Biermann
.
He has also remastered the complete recording anthology of Wolf Biermann
1968-97 (21 records).
In 1997 Andrzej Szpilman prepared the publication of the memoir The Pianist
, written in 1945 by his father Władysław Szpilman for the German publisher ECON (1998) and later for British publisher Orion (1999). The Pianist
became an international bestseller and was recognized as an important documentation of the Holocaust. It was named Book of the Year by several international newspapers (LA Times, Washington Post, Independent, Lire), as well as being translated into more than 35 languages.
In November 2000 he produced Radio and TV concert: "Tribute to Wladyslaw Szpilman" in Warsaw
.
2001-2002 he returned to producing and moderating with a concert show at the Polish Radio
entitled: “Microphon for everybody”.
Szpilman also assisted in the production of Roman Polański's film The Pianist
(2002) and later cooperated on the PR-work with the US, German, Swiss, Italian and Polish movie distributors.
In 2002 he became independent executive producer for Universal Music, Sony Classical and Sherman Records Ca. and prepared the CDs with Wladyslaw Szpilman’s music: "Wendy Lands
sings the songs of the Pianist" (2002) (Universal Music), and also a CD "Original recordings of the Pianist" (2002), "Works for Piano and Orchestra by Władysław Szpilman" with Ewa Kupiec-Piano, John Axelrod
-Director and Berliner Radio Symphony Orchestra (2004), as well as Władysław Szpilman - "Legendary recordings" (2005) (Sony Classical).
Andrzej Szpilman is also working with "Boosey & Hawkes" Music Publishers on the publication of the complete works by Wladyslaw Szpilman.
Currently he is working on the TV documentary on the life of Władysław Szpilman and producing a CD with songs by Wladyslaw Szpilman with Polish singer and actor Alicja Bachleda
.
Dentist
A dentist, also known as a 'dental surgeon', is a doctor that specializes in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases and conditions of the oral cavity. The dentist's supporting team aides in providing oral health services...
, composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, music producer, publisher, and son of the famous pianist and composer Władysław Szpilman.
Andrzej Szpilman started his music education in 1962 under Prof. S. Kawalla (violin) and later from 1965 until 1974 in the 4th State School of Music in Warsaw (class of Prof. Nasalska violin and later viola).
In 1976 he started to record for Polish Radio
Polskie Radio
Polskie Radio Spółka Akcyjna is Poland's national publicly funded radio broadcasting organization.- History :Polskie Radio was founded on 18 August 1925 and began making regular broadcasts from Warsaw on 18 April 1926....
as composer and music producer.
He has worked with many popular Polish singers, including Irena Santor
Irena Santor
Irena Santor is a retired Polish singer. She was a very popular and prolific in her youth. She spent the first years of her life in Solec Kujawski....
, Hanna Banaszak
Hanna Banaszak
Hanna Banaszak is a Polish jazz singer and poet. She was raised in Poznań.- Discography :* Hanna Banaszak * Wigilia z Hanną Banaszak * Złota kolekcja - W moim magicznym domu...
, Grazyna Switala, Boguslaw Mec, accompanied by the Warsaw Radio Orchestra and Poznan Radio Orchestra. 1980-81, as a music director Andrzej Szpilman produced several shows for TV-Poland. 1982-83 he became the producer of the first record by the most popular rock-groups of the 1980s in Poland, "Oddzial Zamkniety" (Close Department), which sold about 450.000 records in 1983 and received "Gold Record 83" from the Polish Recording Company.
Besides his artistic activities he studied Dentistry at the Warsaw Medical Academy.
In 1983 he moved to Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
, Germany. Until 1988 he worked as an Assistant Professor at the Conservative Dentistry Department of the University of Hamburg, and later continued to work in his own dental office in Hamburg/Altona
Altona, Hamburg
Altona is the westernmost urban borough of the German city state of Hamburg, on the right bank of the Elbe river. From 1640 to 1864 Altona was under the administration of the Danish monarchy. Altona was an independent city until 1937...
and later in Weil am Rhein.
1987 Andrzej Szpilman founded his own "Musik Studio Altona", where he continued to work on his film ballet and theater music. At that time he composed the ballet "Incense" (choreographer Gamal Gouda) for the Hamburg Opera , as well as Soundtracks like "I tam zostane juz na zawsze" and "Kolejka" - for TV-Poland, and some small pieces for theater and songs for Polish Radio.
1996 - 2004 he has engineered CDs for the famous German songwriter and poet Wolf Biermann
Wolf Biermann
Karl Wolf Biermann is a German singer-songwriter and former East German dissident.-Early life:Biermann's father, who worked on the Hamburg docks, was a German Jew and a member of the German Resistance....
.
He has also remastered the complete recording anthology of Wolf Biermann
Wolf Biermann
Karl Wolf Biermann is a German singer-songwriter and former East German dissident.-Early life:Biermann's father, who worked on the Hamburg docks, was a German Jew and a member of the German Resistance....
1968-97 (21 records).
In 1997 Andrzej Szpilman prepared the publication of the memoir The Pianist
The Pianist (memoir)
The Pianist is a memoir of the Polish musician of Jewish origins Władysław Szpilman, written and elaborated by a Polish author Jerzy Waldorff, who met Szpilman in 1938 in Krynica and became a friend of him...
, written in 1945 by his father Władysław Szpilman for the German publisher ECON (1998) and later for British publisher Orion (1999). The Pianist
The Pianist (memoir)
The Pianist is a memoir of the Polish musician of Jewish origins Władysław Szpilman, written and elaborated by a Polish author Jerzy Waldorff, who met Szpilman in 1938 in Krynica and became a friend of him...
became an international bestseller and was recognized as an important documentation of the Holocaust. It was named Book of the Year by several international newspapers (LA Times, Washington Post, Independent, Lire), as well as being translated into more than 35 languages.
In November 2000 he produced Radio and TV concert: "Tribute to Wladyslaw Szpilman" in Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
.
2001-2002 he returned to producing and moderating with a concert show at the Polish Radio
Polskie Radio
Polskie Radio Spółka Akcyjna is Poland's national publicly funded radio broadcasting organization.- History :Polskie Radio was founded on 18 August 1925 and began making regular broadcasts from Warsaw on 18 April 1926....
entitled: “Microphon for everybody”.
Szpilman also assisted in the production of Roman Polański's film The Pianist
The Pianist (2002 film)
The Pianist is a 2002 biographical war film directed by Roman Polanski, starring Adrien Brody. It is an adaptation of the autobiography of the same name by Jewish-Polish musician Władysław Szpilman...
(2002) and later cooperated on the PR-work with the US, German, Swiss, Italian and Polish movie distributors.
In 2002 he became independent executive producer for Universal Music, Sony Classical and Sherman Records Ca. and prepared the CDs with Wladyslaw Szpilman’s music: "Wendy Lands
Wendy Lands
Wendy Lands is a Canadian singer/songwriter who released the album "Angels & Ordinary Men" in 1996.-Albums:Angels & Ordinary Men EMI Music Canada1.Angels & Ordinary Men 4:44 ...
sings the songs of the Pianist" (2002) (Universal Music), and also a CD "Original recordings of the Pianist" (2002), "Works for Piano and Orchestra by Władysław Szpilman" with Ewa Kupiec-Piano, John Axelrod
John Axelrod
John Neal Axelrod is an American conductor. Axelrod is currently Conductor and Music Director of l'Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, based in Nantes and Angers, France; and, from the 2011/12 season the Principal Conductor of the Orchestra Sinfonica "Giuseppe Verdi" also known as "laVerdi"...
-Director and Berliner Radio Symphony Orchestra (2004), as well as Władysław Szpilman - "Legendary recordings" (2005) (Sony Classical).
Andrzej Szpilman is also working with "Boosey & Hawkes" Music Publishers on the publication of the complete works by Wladyslaw Szpilman.
Currently he is working on the TV documentary on the life of Władysław Szpilman and producing a CD with songs by Wladyslaw Szpilman with Polish singer and actor Alicja Bachleda
Alicja Bachleda
Alicja Bachleda-Curuś is a Polish actress and singer, who has appeared in films including Trade, Ondine, and Pan Tadeusz.-Early life:...
.
External links
- Władysław Szpilman information and biography
- http://www.filmpolski.pl/fp/index.php/4110469
- http://www.discogs.com/artist/Andrzej+Szpilman?anv=A.+Szpilman
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