User talk:Piotr szalsza

P I O T R   S Z A L S Z A

C U R R I C U L U M   V I T A E

Director, stage manager, musician, scriptwriter, translator, writer, journalist, publicist, producer of television programmes, organiser of musicological and theatrical projects

Born on the 26th May 1944 in Bytom (Poland) 1962-67 studied at the Katowice Academy of Music, where he graduated  as M.A. from viola class 1965-66 worked as the viola player with the Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra -Cracow 1967-81	Chief editor, producer manager, director of artistic, music and entertainment programmes at Polish Television Studios (Katowice, Gdansk) 1982      dismissed as a result of political repressions

since 1983 has been permanently living in Vienna

1968, 1979, 1990 has received artistic awards for his activities for Polish culture 1993 	          was awarded with the Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland

Selection of films and TV-productions (scripted/directed for ORF, ZDF, RTR, ARTE, NHK, 3SAT, TVP)

- Biographies of composers of XIX-XX century: E. Grieg, R. Schumann, R. Wagner, A.	Dvořák, M. Rimsky-Korsakov, S. Prokofiev, D. Shostakovich; 1970-76 - Portraits and concerts of: Paul Badura-Skoda, Felicja Blumental, Alicja Boniuszko, Emin Khachaturian, Rosalia Chladek, Zdzisław Górzyński, Adam Harasiewicz, Louis Lane, Witold Lutosławski, Bolesław Mierzejewski, Siegfried Palm, Krzysztof Penderecki; 1972-96 - Sergey Prokofiev – Ivan the Terrible (teatrical-musical spectacle); 1978 - Karol Szymanowski – Mandragora (ballet film); 1978 - Dmitry Shostakovich – Symphony no. 7 “Leningrad” (music and theatrical stage spectacle); 1979 - Chopin in Bohemia (document. film); 1979 - Chopin means Poland (document. film); 1980 - Krzysztof Penderecki - Magnificat (document. film); 1972 - Szymanowski in Prague (document. film); 1980-81 - Chopin in Vienna (document. film); 1984 - The History of Pianoforte; three parts (document. film); 1988 - Strauss à la carte (comedy); 1989 - Gerald Szyszkowitz - Friedemann Puntigam or the art of forgetting (drama); 1992 - Krzysztof Penderecki - The new music will always be alive (document. film); 1993 - Witold Lutoslawski - The dream of a classic (document. film); 1993 - Daily Life in the Warsaw Ghetto (document. film); 1993 - Chopin's Heart (film impression); 1995 - Johann Strauss in St. Petersburg (musical impression with Peter Ustinov); 1996 - Thomas Bernhard - Heldenplatz (drama); 1997 - Mikis Theodorakis - Canto General – Oratorium (world premiere); 1998 - Peter Wolf - Progression - world premiere with K. M. Brandauer, Coolio, C.Richard; 1999 - Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no.9; 2000 - The Polish Habsburg; two parts (document. film); 2001-02 - Joe Zawinul – 70th birthday anninversary; 2002 - Karl Kraus – The Last Days of Mankind, Festival Reichenau, 2006 - William Shakespeare – Twelfth Night, or What You Will, Festival Rosenburg, 2007 - “A Common Meal Is Good As It Brings People Together (document. Film) 2007 Director of Jazz evants with A. Gilberto, J. Garbarek, L. Hampton, Fr. Hubbard, St. Grapelli, D. Gillespie Fr. Gulda, N. Kennedy, M. Makeba, A. Makowicz, W. Marsalis, J. Pass, O. Peterson, M. Petrucciani

Selection of Opera and Theatre Productions: - Vivat Mr. Moniuszko; 1978 Opera House Gdansk - Ernest Bryll - Wizzard Oz; 1980 Kielce - Stephen Poliakoff - City Sugar; 1981 Gdynia - Meinhard Rüdenauer - Ein Liederspiele – A song game; 1984 Vienna - Kammeroper - Giovanni Paisiello - The barber of Seville; 1985 Vienna - Kammeroper - Gerald Fromme - The two crowns - the life of Maximilian Kolbe; 1986 - Umberto Giordano - Fedora; 1994 Warsaw National Opera - Ferdinand Raimund - Peasant as a millionaire; 1996 Katowice - Sergiusz Prokofiew - The Love to the 3 Oranges- first Assistant to Sir Peter Ustinov; 1997 Moscow - Bolshoy Theatre - Gerald Szyszkowitz - Hitler’s beloved singer; 2000 Vienna - Karol Szymanowski - Die Räuberin (new libretto to the ballet „Harnasie“); 2002 Vienna - From Galitsya to New York; 2003 Vienna - Janusz Głowacki - Antygone in New York; 2004 Cracow, Vienna - Music in the Waiting Hall of Death - Ghetto Teresienstadt; 2004-05 Warsaw, Cracow, Vienna - Friedrich Schiller – Demetrius, 2005 Cracow - Katowice - Michaela Ronzoni - Parry sisters; 2002 Cracow, 2004 Tel Aviv,2006 Rzeszów - Peter Turrini - Alpine glow, 2008 The Fifth Theatre - Omsk - Anton Chekhov – The sea-Gull, 2008 Festspiele Reichenau Author of books: - Karol Szymanowski in Prague; 1982 - Bronislaw Huberman – passions of the forgotten genious – biography of the violonist virtuoso; 2001 - Max Kalbeck – Ein Wiener from Breslau,  2006 Author of Projects: Music in Theresienstadt, Max Kalbeck, Chopin in Vienna, Polish Year in Austria – Karol Szymanowski, “The Jewish Vienna - Festival of Dialod 4 Culture – Lodz. Addresse: Wimbergergasse 44/1/4 Austria - 1070 Vienna Tel:      :  0043-1-523 77 30 Mobil: 0043 6645121741 E-Mail:   piotr.szalsza@chello.at Skype      piotrszalsza