Stanisław Wisłocki

Stanisław Wisłocki (7 July 1921 – 31 May 1998) was a Polish conductor of classical music who performed and recorded with many internationally renowned orchestras, ensembles and virtuoso musicians and is highly regarded for his interpretations of Beethoven, Mozart, Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, Schumann and Tchaikovsky.

[2] After returning to Poland in 1945, Wisłocki founded the chamber orchestra "Polish Society for the Promotion of Folk Music".

During this period he performed in Europe, the United States, Canada, South America and Japan.

Among his students were Tomasz Bugaj, Zbigniew Graca, Jacek Kaspszyk, Simon Kawalla, Wojciech Michniewski, Andrew Straszynski, Rubén Silva, Juan Carlos Núñez and Henryk Wojnarowski.

[5][6] Stanisław Wisłocki was awarded many prestigious awards, including the Grand Prix du Disque, Académie Charles Cros in Paris (for "Piano Concerto" by Sergey Rachmaninoff with Sviatoslav Richter and the National Philharmonic Orchestra), the Minister of Culture and Art Prize of the Polish Composers Union and numerous Polish and foreign decorations.