Witold Lutosławski Biography

2013

Philharmonia Orchestra

Four biographical films on the Polish composer Witold Lutosławski. Series Advisor, Steven Stucky and Philharmonia Orchestra Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor, Esa-Pekka Salonen traveled to Poland to discover how tragic and traumatic events in Lutosławski's early life shaped his compositions and personality.

Part of the Philharmonia Orchestra's series Woven Words: "Music begins where words end". Explore the series' digital resources at philharmonia.co.uk/lutoslawski