Jerzy Maksymiuk
While Jerzy Maksymiuk has conducted numerous orchestras across the globe, he has been active largely in Poland and the U.K. He is the founder and frequent conductor of the Polish Chamber Orchestra, and has served as principal conductor of both the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice and the Crakow Philharmonic Orchestra. In the U.K. he served as chief conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and has led most of the major orchestras of London, as well as the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Though Maksymiuk has exhibited a fondness for Polish music, particularly works by Paderewski, Moszkowski, Szymanowski, Adam Jarzebski, and Grazyna Bacewicz, he is fairly eclectic in his choice of repertory, delving into works by a range of composers, from J.S. Bach and Mozart to Rachmaninov and Shostakovich. Successful as he has been as a conductor, Maksymiuk might have led an equally successful career as a pianist, had he chosen not to veer away from the piano a few years after winning first prize at the 1961 Paderewski Piano Competition. Maksymiuk has made countless recordings over the years spread over a variety of labels, including EMI, Naxos, and Hyperion.
Jerzy Maksymiuk was born in Grodno, Poland, on April 9, 1936. While a student, he won the aforementioned Paderewski Piano Competition. He earned several music degrees over the ensuing years from the Warsaw-based State Higher School of Music: composition (1962), piano (1962), and conducting (1969).
In 1972 he founded the Polish Chamber Orchestra, using it the first year as an opera chamber ensemble. From 1975-1977 Maksymiuk served as principal conductor of the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice.
In 1979 he conducted the Polish Chamber Orchestra on tour in the U.S., which included an appearance at Carnegie Hall, and in 1981 he led them on successful tours of Australia, Japan, New Zealand, and the U.S. From 1983-1993 Maksymiuk served as chief conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, thereafter becoming conductor laureate. From 1984 Maksymiuk has often led the Sinfonia Varsovia, an expanded ensemble drawn from the Polish Chamber Orchestra.
In 1993 Maksymiuk assumed the post of principal conductor of the Crakow Philharmonic Orchestra. In the new century Maksymiuk has remained active conducting the various Polish orchestras and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Among his more acclaimed recordings is the Paderewski Symphony in B minor (Polonia), originally from 1998 but reissued in 2010 on Helios.
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Medtner: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3 (Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto 2)
Nikolaï Demidenko, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Jerzy Maksymiuk
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 1 janv. 1992
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Grieg: Peer Gynt / Lyric Pieces / Sigurd Jorsalfar
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Jerzy Maksymiuk
Classique - Paru chez Naxos le 1 janv. 1993
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Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 8 "Lützow", 9 "Jeunehomme", 12 & 14
Christian Zacharias, Polish Chamber Orchestra, Jerzy Maksymiuk
Classique - Paru chez Warner Classics le 20 nov. 2020
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Moszkowski & Paderewski: Piano Concertos (Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto 1)
Piers Lane, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Jerzy Maksymiuk
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 1 oct. 1991
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Saint-Saëns, Martinů & Krzeszowiec: Orchestral Works (Live in Wrocław)
Szymon Krzeszowiec, Jan Krzeszowiec, Adam Krzeszowiec, NFM Wrocław Philharmonic, Jerzy Maksymiuk
Classique - Paru chez CD Accord le 15 juil. 2022
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Grieg : Musique orchestrale
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Jerzy Maksymiuk, Richard Studt
Classique - Paru chez Naxos le 5 juin 1997
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RACHMANINOV: Piano Concerto No. 3 / Prince Rostislav
Bernd Glemser, National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Jerzy Maksymiuk
Concertos pour clavier - Paru chez Naxos le 28 juin 1994
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Paderewski: Piano Concerto in A Minor & Polish Fantasy
Ian Hobson, Sinfonia Varsovia, Jerzy Maksymiuk
Classique - Paru chez Zephyr Records le 30 juil. 2002
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Bartók: Divertimento - Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge
Jerzy Maksymiuk, Polish Chamber Orchestra
Classique - Paru chez Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm (MDG) le 1 juin 1998
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Arensky & Bortkiewicz: Piano Concertos (Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto 4)
Stephen Coombs, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Jerzy Maksymiuk
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 1 janv. 1993
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Mieczysław Karłowicz: The Pearls of Polish Music - Rebirth Symphony
Orchestra Sinfonia Varsovia, Jerzy Maksymiuk
Classique - Paru chez BeArTon le 5 sept. 2008
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Paderewski: Symphony in B Minor "Polonia"
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Jerzy Maksymiuk
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 1 nov. 1998
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Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 / Prince Rostislav
Bernd Glemser, National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Jerzy Maksymiuk
Classique - Paru chez Amadis le 6 janv. 2017
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David Pituch
David Pituch, Polish Chamber Orchestra, Jerzy Maksymiuk, Wojciech Michniewski
Classique - Paru chez Pro Viva le 31 déc. 1986
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David Pituch Plays New Compositions for the Eb Alto Saxophone
David Pituch, Polish Chamber Orchestra, Jerzy Maksymiuk, Wojciech Michniewski
Classique - Paru chez Pro Viva le 31 déc. 1995
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo