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

Entrevista a Witold Lutoslawski

KPFA - 05.03.1991
Charles Amirkhanian

Charles Amirkhanian interviews Polish composer and conductor, Witold Lutoslawski (Warsaw, 1913, Warsaw 1994). They discuss the political changes in Poland after the end of the Cold War and how that effects the ability to criticize the government and change the way in which the arts are supported. Lutoslawski also talks about his composition, Mi-Parti, which was to be performed by the San Francisco Symphony soon after this interview. Charles then quizzes the maestro about the role of emotions in music, his opinion of some lesser known Polish composers, and the importance of silence while composing. Lutoslawski also discusses the difficulties he experienced as a composer in Poland during and soon after World War II.

Witold Lutosławski in Conversation with Krzysztof Zanussi

Documentary about life and work of Witold Lutosławski. 1990. A coproduction of the BBC with Roem, Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), La Sept, STV, Norsk Rikskringkasting (NRK), Nederlandse Omroepstichting (NOS) and Eurofilm/Antelope.

Open Rehearsals with Witold Lutoslawski

University of Southern California
Pawel Kuczinsky - 29.01.1985

Witold Lutoslawski (Warsaw, 1913, Warsaw 1994)