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17-Oct-2014
Professor Lech Puchnowski (1932-2014), Warsaw – Polandby Rob Howard |
 Professor Wlodzimierz Lech Puchnowski, widely considered as the father figure of the modern accordion in Poland, passed away on October 14th. Born on February 28th 1932 in Warsaw, Lech Puchnowski studied the piano before taking up the accordion, at which he excelled. He studied at the University of Warsaw in the years 1951-1955, then at the Franz Liszt Hochschule in Weimar, Germany.Lech Puchowski’s teaching career began in 1954, and he entered the Chopin Academy in Warsaw as a teacher in 1961, and became a significant figure in the modern accordion world as an educator, solo performer, writer, and orchestral conductor. His many involvements include founding the Stowarzyszenia Akordeonistów Polskich (Polish Accordion Association - President 1960 to 2016); Internationale Confederation des Accordeonistes, IMC/UNESCO (Vice-President 1963–1989). In 1961 Puchowski founded The Warsaw Accordeon Quintet, which he led until 1989. The members of the Quintet were graduates of the Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw, where they studied with him. The highly acclaimed Quintet played in over 1600 concerts all over Europe and Asia, performing at 25 national and international festivals of contemporary music, also making six albums, numerous radio and TV appearances. Professor Puchnowski did much research into musical education, and wrote and published works about the principles of modern methods of teaching the accordion. He was the author of music books, text books, dissertations, scientific reports, prefaces to other publications, 30 studies of creative literature, music for solo accordion, accordion bands and chamber ensembles. He also wrote numerous articles published in national and international journals. There will be a State Funeral on Wednesday October 22nd in Warsaw. |