Kazimierz Wilkomirski
Kazimierz Wilkomirski was a Polish composer, conductor, cellist, and music educator, born in Moscow on September 1, 1900. He was the son of Alfred Wilkomirski and the brother of Wanda Wilkomirska.
From 1911 to 1917, he studied cello with Alexander von Glen and composition with Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov at the Moscow Conservatory. He also studied composition privately with Boleslaw Jaworski. He later continued his studies in Warsaw with Roman Statkowski in composition and Emil Mlynarski in conducting. From 1913, he performed in a family piano trio with his sister Maria and brother Michal.
Wilkomirski played in the Warsaw Opera Orchestra from 1919 to 1921. From 1930 to 1939, he was a member of the Polish Quartet of Irena Dubiska, and from 1945 to 1947 he played in its successor, the Szymanowski Quartet. During the Second World War, he performed in clandestine concerts in Warsaw, including with Eugenia Uminska's quartet.
From 1934 to 1939, he directed the Gdansk Conservatory. He was the first rector of the Lodz Conservatory from 1945 to 1947, then directed the Gdansk Philharmonic and opera house from 1952 to 1957 and taught as a professor at the Higher School of Music in Sopot. From 1957, he was director and chief conductor of the opera in Wroclaw. He also performed as a cellist, making his first appearance in the Soviet Union in 1946. In 1971, he published a book of memoirs. He died in Warsaw on March 7, 1995.