Cover Osteuropa 11-12/2012

In Osteuropa 11-12/2012

Pan Lutosławski
Memories of My Teacher and Friend

Krzysztof Meyer


Deutsche Fassung

Abstract

Cracow composer Krzysztof Meyer met Witold Lutosławski in 1965 after his debut at the festival Warsaw Autumn. His colleague, who was 30 years older, became his mentor; over the years, a friendship emerged from the teacher-student relationship. Lutosławski granted Meyer insight into his work and his political views, and both worked together on the programme committee of Warsaw Autumn. Meyer witnessed Lutosławski’s rigor and persuasiveness, his humor and enormous importance to Polish musical life.

(Osteuropa 11-12/2012, pp. 57–72)