Mieczyslaw Michalowicz was a Polish violinist and music teacher of Jewish origin. He was born in Melitopol on June 17, 1872.
He graduated from the Warsaw Music Institute in 1892, where he studied with Stanislaw Barcewicz, then continued his training in St. Petersburg with Leopold Auer. After returning to Warsaw, he focused mainly on teaching and served for many years as a professor at the Warsaw Conservatory. He was one of the founders of the modern Polish violin school.
Michalowicz was Bronislaw Huberman’s first teacher and prepared Ida Haendel for her first major competition appearance. His other students included Szymon Goldberg, Roman Totenberg, Josef Hassid, Henryk Szeryng, and Eugenia Uminska. In 1935, he served on the jury of the first International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition. He also gave chamber music concerts.
He is believed to have been a victim of the Holocaust. His death is dated uncertainly to 194? in Poland.