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History of Warsaw Autumn in photo
Jerzy Jasieński, Grażyna Bacewicz, Kazimierz Serocki, Nadia Boulanger and Zygmunt Mycielski (1956), phot. CAF
Sviatoslav Richter after the performance of Prokofiev's Fifth Concerto (1958), phot. KAW
Dmitri Shostakovich at the airport (1959), phot. CAF
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki and Bolesław Szabelski (1961), phot. CAF
Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears (1961), phot. Andrzej Zborski
The audience in the National Philharmonic Chamber Hall (1961), phot. Andrzej Zborski
Franco Donatoni and Krzysztof Penderecki in conversation (1962), phot. Andrzej Zborski
Wojciech Kilar after the performance of Générique on 24 September 1963, phot. Andrzej Zborski
John Cage, Stefan Śledziński and Bolesław Szabelski during a banquet (1964), phot. Andrzej Zborski
Barbara Krafftówna, Zbigniew Kryński and Andrzej Szczepkowski perform Igor Stravinsky's The Flood on 21 September 1965, phot. Andrzej Zborski
Mstislav Rostropovich (1966), phot. Andrzej Zborski
Artur Rubinstein performs Karol Szymanowski's Fourth Symphony (conducted by Stanisław Wisłocki) on 17 September 1966, phot. Andrzej Zborski
Antoni Słonimski in the audience on 19 September 1966, phot. Andrzej Zborski
Kazimierz Sikorski with his daughter and Zbigniew Drzewiecki (1966), phot. Andrzej Zborski
Witold Lutosławski, Constantin Regamey and Krzysztof Penderecki after the performance of Penderecki's Passion (1966), phot. Andrzej Zborski
Tools for the preparation of the piano (1967), phot. Andrzej Zborski
Irena Dubiska and Robert Satanowski present the "Orpheus" prize to Henryk Czyż (1967), phot. Andrzej Zborski
Foreign guests on their way to Żelazowa Wola (1968), phot. Andrzej Zborski
Per Nørgård (1968), phot. Andrzej Zborski
John Ogdon (1969), phot. Andrzej Zborski
Warsztat Muzyczny performs John Cage's Cartridge Music on 22 September 1969, phot. Andrzej Zborski
Musicians from the Amsterdam Studenten Kamerokest during the concert on 23 September 1970, phot. Andrzej Zborski
Karlheinz Stockhausen operates the electronic equipment in his Mixtur on 26 September 1970, phot. Andrzej Zborski
Arne Nordheim (1971), phot. Andrzej Zborski
Mauricio Kagel (1971), phot. Andrzej Zborski
Marta Ptaszyńska performs John Cage's 27'10.554'' (1971), phot. Andrzej Zborski
Dr Otto Tomek after receiving the Polish Composers' Union medal for promoting Polish music (1971), phot. Andrzej Zborski
Heinz Holliger (1971), phot. Andrzej Zborski
Krzysztof Penderecki with Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński after the performance of Utrenia in St. John's Cathedral on 22 September 1971, phot. Andrzej Zborski
Elżbieta Chojnacka (1972), phot. Andrzej Zborski
John Cage (1972), phot. Andrzej Zborski
Aram Khachaturian after the performance of his Symphony no. 2 on 24 September 1972, phot. Andrzej Zborski
Jerzy Waldorff and Karl-Erik Welin (1972), phot. CAF
The conductor of Gilberto Mendes' Santos Football Music, Eleazar de Carvalho, has just thrown a ball to a member of the audience (24 September 1973), phot. CAF
Eleazar de Carvalho prepares for the performance of Gilberto Mendes' Santos Football Music on 24 September 1973, phot. CAF
Cathy Berberian (1974), phot. Andrzej Zborski
The audience filled the hall even sitting on the floor during the inaugural concert in 1974, phot. Andrzej Zborski
The audience at a concert of the Agitation free ensemble (1974), phot. Andrzej Zborski
Luigi Nono (1975), phot. Andrzej Zborski
Witold Lutosławski and Peter Pears perform Lutosławski's Paroles tissées on 25 September 1975, phot. Andrzej Zborski
Henryk Szeryng and Jerzy Maksymiuk perform Karol Szymanowski's Second Concerto on 17 September 1977, phot. Jan Hausbrandt
Louis Andriessen with the inevitable cigarette before the concert on 20 September 1977, phot. Jan Hausbrandt
Stefania Woytowicz performs Krzysztof Meyer's Polish songs on 17 September 1977, phot. Jan Hausbrandt
The Wilanów Quartet in concert on 19 September 1977, phot. Jan Hausbrandt
Wanda Wiłkomirska performs Zbigniew Bargielski's Violin Concerto on 18 September 1978, phot. Jan Hausbrandt
Ivan Monighetti in concert on 15 September 1979, phot. Andrzej Glanda
Stefan Kamasa performs Roman Palester's Viola Concerto with the National Philharmonic under Andrzej Markowski on 16 September 1979, phot. Andrzej Glanda
Jerzy Maksymiuk besieged by music lovers (1980), phot. Jan Hausbrandt
Electric Phoenix (with the producer) after the concert on 22 September 1980, phot. Jan Hausbrandt
Sviatoslav Richter during the concert on 20 September 1980, phot. Jan Hausbrandt
Andrzej Kurylewicz and Wanda Warska (1981), phot. Andrzej Glanda
Bogusław Schaeffer's Quartet for 4 Actors performed on 20 September 1981, phot. Andrzej Glanda
Wilhelm Bruck during the concert on 21 September 1981, phot. Andrzej Glanda
Jadwiga Gadulanka, Wiesław Ochman, Andrzej Hiolski and Antoni Wit perform Krzysztof Penderecki's Te Deum on 21 September 1981, phot. Andrzej Glanda
Antoni Wit, Iannis Xenakis and Spyros Sakkas after the performance of Xenakis' Ais on 20 September 1981, phot. Andrzej Glanda
Warsaw Percussion Group (1983), phot. Andrzej Glanda
Aleksander Lasoń (1983), phot. Andrzej Glanda
Eugeniusz Knapik (1983), phot. Andrzej Glanda
Olga Szwajgier during the concert on 25 September 1984, phot. Andrzej Glanda
Janusz Pater during the concert on 25 September 1984, phot. Andrzej Glanda
Jerzy Maksymiuk conducts the Polish Chamber Orchestra during the concert on 29 September 1984, phot. Andrzej Glanda
Tomasz Sikorski (1985), phot. Andrzej Glanda
Kazimierz Sikorski (1985), phot. Andrzej Glanda
Rafał Augustyn (1985), phot. Andrzej Glanda
Eugeniusz Knapik, Krzysztof Meyer, Andrzej Dutkiewicz and Szábolcs Esztényi perform François-Bernard Mâche's Lethe on 22 September 1985, phot. Andrzej Glanda
François-Bernard Mâche (1985), phot. Andrzej Glanda
Iannis Xenakis and Jerzy Maksymiuk with the BBC Scottish SO after the performance of Xenakis' Shaar on 27 September 1985, phot. Andrzej Glanda
Jerzy Maksymiuk conducting in 1985, phot. Andrzej Glanda
Kronos Quartet in concert, 28 September 1986, phot. Andrzej Glanda
Minister Krystyna Marszałek-Młyńczyk during the official opening of the 1986 Festival (behind her: Krzysztof Meyer and Kazimierz Kord), phot. Andrzej Glanda
Elliott Carter, Marta Ptaszyńska and Augustyn Bloch during a backstage conversation (1986), phot. Andrzej Glanda
Kazimierz Kord and Witold Lutosławski after the performance of Lutosławski's Chain 2 on 28 September 1986, phot. Andrzej Glanda
Paweł Szymański and Elżbieta Chojnacka after the performance of Partita III on 28 September 1986, phot. Andrzej Glanda
Zygmunt Mycielski (1986), phot. Andrzej Glanda
Stanisław Skoczyński and Robert Aitken during the concert on 22 September 1986, phot. Andrzej Glanda
Edward Kulka, Martina Homma, Jolanta Bilińska, Rafał Augustyn, Danuta Gwizdalanka and Augustyn Bloch during the opening of the Festival on 19 September 1986 in the National Philharmonic foyer, phot. Andrzej Glanda
Antoni Wit, Krzysztof Penderecki and Grigori Zhislin after the performance of Penderecki's Viola Concerto on 19 September 1986, phot. Andrzej Glanda
Hanna Kulenty after the performance of Ad unum featuring the Silesian Philharmonic conducted by Karol Stryja on 21 September 1986, phot. Andrzej Glanda
Paweł Szymański thanks the musicians after the performance of Partita III on 28 September 1986, phot. Andrzej Glanda
Witold Lutosławski and Henryk Mikołaj Górecki after the performance of Lutosławski's Trois Poémes d'Henri Michaux on 27 September 1987, phot. Włodzimierz Echeński
Witold Lutosławski and Jerzy Maksymiuk after the performance of Lutosławski's Chain 3 by the BBC Scottish SO (1987), phot. Włodzimierz Echeński
Jacek Kaspszyk and Gidon Kremer during the press conference on 29 September 1987, phot. Włodzimierz Echeński
Jan Weber and Stanisław Skoczyński in the "Gama" club at the Academy of Music (1988), phot. Włodzimierz Echeński
Shlomo Mintz after a concert talking to Irena Dubiska. Behind them Wilem Vos and Józef Kański (1988), phot. Andrzej Glanda
Silesian Quartet and Harry Sparnaay during a concert (1988), phot. Andrzej Glanda
Tadeusz Wielecki (1988), phot. Andrzej Glanda
Jan Weber and Tadeusz Strugała hand the 1988 Orpheus critics' prize to Krystian Zimerman and Witold Lutosławski, phot. Andrzej Glanda
Wojciech Dzieduszycki talking to Jerzy Waldorff (1988), phot. Jan Rolke
Minister Izabella Cywińska opens the 1989 Festival (on the right Andrzej Chodkowski and Krzysztof Baculewski), phot. Włodzimierz Echeński
Olivier Messiaen and Yvonne Loriod arrive in Poland in 1989 (making the solidarity gesture), phot. Włodzimierz Echeński
Jerzy Waldorff in the auditorium (1989), phot. Włodzimierz Echeński
Olivier Messiaen after the concert performance of fragments of his opera, St François d'Assise on 24 September 1989, phot. Włodzimierz Echeński
Arvo Pärt with scores in his hand (1989), phot. Leonard Szmaglik
Augustyn Bloch and Stefan Kisielewski present a radio broadcast from the National Philharmonic Concert Hall (1989), phot. Włodzimierz Echeński
Jerzy Waldorff, Camilla and Andrzej Panufnik (1990), phot. Włodzimierz Echeński
Ludwik Erhardt and Andrzej Panufnik during a backstage conversation (in the background, Tadeusz Kaczyński with Wanda Warska and Andrzej Kurylewicz; 1990), phot. Włodzimierz
Andrzej Panufnik and Wanda Wiłkomirska perform Panufnik's Violin Concerto on 16 September 1990, phot. Włodzimierz Echeński
Borys Frydrychowicz, Andrzej Chodkowski and Józef Patkowski during the opening of the 1990 Warsaw Autumn at the National Philharmonic, phot. Włodzimierz Echeński
Marek Drewnowski and Jerzy Swoboda after the performance of Stefan Kisielewski's Piano Concerto on 24 September 1991
A musician from the z U.S. Steel Cello Ensemble during a rehearsal (listening: Stanisław Krupowicz and Olgierd Pisarenko; 1991)
Andrzej Bauer during the concert on 21 September 1991
Kronos Quartet after a concert (1992)
Kathinka Pasveer during the concert on 19 September 1992
Vinko Globokar and Schola Cantorum Gedanensis under Jan Łukaszewski perform Globokar's Kolo on 25 September 1992.
Wojciech Dzieduszycki hands the Association of Polish Musicians award to Dorota Szwarcman (1992)
Felix Hess' installation How Light is Changed into Sound at the Contemporart Art Centre on 21 September 1996, phot. Jan Rolke
Dorota Szwarcman and Ewa Pobłocka after the performance of Andrzej Panufnik's Piano Trio (1996), phot. Jan Rolke
Government box. 1st row: Queen Sylvia, Aleksander Kwaśniewski, Jolanta Kwaśniewska; 2nd row: Swedish Ambassador - Stefan Noren, Minister of Culture and Art - Joanna Wnuk-Nazarowa, President of the Polish Composers' Union - Maciej Małecki;
European Improvisation Orchestra (1998), phot. Jan Rolke
An internet concert: Marta van der Haagen, Rafał Maszkowski, Wojtek Sylwestrzak, Sławomir Ochotny and Maciej Walczak (1998), phot. Jan Rolke
Håkan Hardenberger and Christian Lindberg during the concert on 19 September 1998, phot. Jan Rolke
Christian Lindberg during the concert on 19 September 1998, phot. Jan Rolke
Jacek Kaspszyk rehearsing with Sinfonia Varsovia (1998), phot. Jan Rolke
The Bang On A Can ensemble during the concert on 23 September 1999, phot. Jan Rolke
A round table conference: Krzysztof Droba, Ewa Szczecińska, Tadeusz Wielecki, Olgierd Pisarenko, Regina Chłopicka, Zofia Helman, Józef Patkowski and Andrzej Chłopecki (1999), phot. Jan Rolke
Olga Pasichnyk performs Krzysztof Knittel's and John King's opera HeartPiece (1999), phot. Jan Rolke
Eugeniusz Knapik, Aleksander Romanowski, Szábolcs Esztényi and Iwona Mironiuk during a rehearsal (1999), phot. Jan Rolke
Stasys Eidrigevicius, Bronius Kutavičius and Vytautas Landsbergis during a backstage conversation (1999), phot. Marek Suchecki
Audience in the Legia Sports Club's Hall (2000), phot. Jan Rolke
Johannes Goebel during the concert on 17 September 2000, phot. Jan Rolke
Arvo Pärt during a rehearsal at the National Philharmonic Hall (2002), phot. Jan Rolke
Sofia Gubaydulina after the performance of her St John Passion during the final concert at the National Philharmonic on 27 September 2003, phot. Jan Rolke
Members of the audience enter the Stock Exchange (2003), phot. Jan Rolke
Bernhard Lang and Andrzej Chłopecki during a meeting at the Austrian Culture Forum (2004), phot. Jan Rolke
Adam Pierończyk, Carl-Ludwig Hübsch, Marcus Weiss and Uwe Dierksen during the marathon of improvised music (the Darmstadt/Warsaw "Shared Spaces" project) on 18 September 2004, phot. Jan Rolke
Agata Zubel, Bernhard Lang and Łukasz Borowicz after the performance of Lang's DW9 "puppe/tulpe" on 21 September 2004, phot. Jan Rolke
Tadeusz Wielecki and Bogusław Schaeffer in the foyer (2004), phot. Jan Rolke
Ensemble Modern and Deutscher Kammerchor perform Heiner Goebbels' opera Landschaft mit entfernten Verwandten (Landscape with distant relatives) on 22 September 2005, phot. Jan Rolke
Concert at the High Voltage Room on 20 September 2005, phot. Jan Rolke
Andrzej Bauer, Klaudiusz Baran, Aukso conductor Marek Moś (2004), phot. Jan Rolke
Extra-High Voltage Hall (2005), phot. Piotr Tarasewicz
Mayumi Miyata playing the shô (2005), phot. Jan Rolke
The Festival's Director, Tadeusz Wielecki, during a press conference (2006), phot. Jan Rolke
Andrzej Bauer, M25 (2006), phot. Piotr Tarasewicz
The performance of Aleksandra Gryka's opera SCREAM YOU as part of the Kommander Kobayashi series on 27 September 2006, phot. Jan Rolke
The performance of Sergei Nevsky's opera Die Zerstörung von Moskau ist keine Lösung as part of the Kommander Kobayashi series on 27 September 2006, phot. Jan Rolke
Ensemble Mosaik (2007), phot. Piotr Tarasewicz
Nathan Plante, M25 Artistic Centre (2007), phot. Piotr Tarasewicz
Kwartludium, Ochota Sports Centre (2008), photo by Piotr Tarasewicz
musikFabrik, Torwar Hall (2008), photo by Piotr Tarasewicz
Sond'Ar-te Electric Ensemble, Koneser (2008), photo by Piotr Tarasewicz
Tomasz Stańko, Krzysztof Knittel, Electronic marathon (2009), photo by Karol Piechocki
Paweł Mykietyn 'St. Mark Passion' (2009), photo by Karol Piechocki
Asko Schonberg Ensemble (2009), photo by Karol Piechocki
Cezary Duchnowski 'Marta's Garden' (2009), photo by Karol Piechocki
Ircam (2009), photo by Karol Piechocki
NOSPR, Rolf Wallin 'Strange News' (2011), photo by Grzegorz Mart
Neue Vocalsolisten (2011), photo by Grzegorz Mart
Lotta Wennakoski 'Lelele' (2011), photo by Grzegorz Mart
Heiner Goebbels 'Songs of Wars I have seen' (2011), photo Grzegorz Mart
Frederic Rzewski (2011), photo by Grzegorz Mart
Ritmodelia, Michał Moc S.A.N.D (2011), photo Grzegorz Mart
musikFabrik, Karlheinz Stockhausen KLANG (2011), photo Grzegorz Mart
Patryk Zakrocki 'Melodeusz' (2011), photo by Grzegorz Mart
Dagna Sadkowska 'Musical Kitchen' (2012), photo by Grzegorz Mart
Jerzy Kornowicz 'The Hour of Metamorphoses: Echo, King Midas and the Swans' (2012), photo by Grzegorz Mart
Łukasz Szałankiewicz 'Whoosh Sounds' (2012), photo by Grzegorz Mart
Michał Górczyński 'Wildness of Instruments' (2012), photo by Grzegorz Mart
A. Schönberg 'Pierrot Lunaire' (2012), photo by Grzegorz Mart
Duo Petrini-Jünger (2012), photo by Grzegorz Mart
P. Fiugajski, M. Jabłoński 'Księżycowy Pierrot' (2012), photo by Grzegorz Mart