Tadeusz Szeligowski

Tadeusz Szeligowski
Szeligowski, circa 1953
Born	(1896-09-13)13 September 1896 Lemberg, Austria-Hungary
Died	10 January 1963(1963-01-10) (aged 66) Poznań, Poland
Resting place	Poznań Skalka crypt of Merit
Nationality	Polish
Occupation(s)	Composer, music professor, pianist and music writer
Employer	Państwowa Wyzsza Szkoła Muzyczna
Notable work	The peacock and the girl Sonata for flute and piano

Tadeusz Szeligowski (13 September 1896 - 10 January 1963) was a Polish composer, educator, lawyer and music organizer. His works include the operas The Rise of the Scholars, Krakatuk and Theodor Gentlemen, the ballets The Peacock and the Girl and Mazepa ballets, two violin concertos, chamber and choral works.^[1]

As a music teacher, Szeligowski was very well established in Vilnius, Lublin, Poznań and Warsaw. He was also a respected music writer who frequently wrote for journals and magazines specialized in music such as the Kurier Wileński, Tygodnik Wileński, Muzyka and the Kurier Poznański. His achievements include the creation of the Poznan´ Philharmonic, where he served as its first director between the years 1947–1949, and the founding of the Poznań Musical Spring, one of the most important festivals of contemporary music at the time.