In April of 1984, Waldemar Dąbrowski, director of the St. I. Witkiewicz Studio Centre for the Arts in Warsaw and Franciszek Wybrańczyk, director of the then extant Polish Chamber Orchestra, invited the legendary violinist Sir Yehudi Menuhin to perform in Poland as soloist and conductor. To match the exigencies of the planned repertoire, the orchestra increased the number of its members, inviting renowned musicians from all over Poland to perform together. The ensemble’s first concerts under the direction of Yehudi Menuhin were enthusiastically applauded by audiences and praised by critics, while Lord Menuhin himself did not hesitate to accept Waldemar Dąbrowski’s and Franciszek Wybrańczyk’s proposal to become the first guest conductor of the newly established symphony orchestra named Sinfonia Varsovia.
Awards
Honorary Award of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage
Diapason d’Or
Diapason Découverte
Grand Prix du Disque
“Fryderyk” award
Repertory
ranging from 18th century works to contemporary compositions
Records
more than 260 albums, recorded for famous international labels: Decca, Denon Nippon Columbia, Deutsche Grammophon, EMI, Naïve, Naxos, Sony, Virgin Classics and for Polish labels, including BeArTon, CD Accord, DUX, Polskie Nagrania and Polskie Radio
Year of foundation
1984
Genres
Classical, Contemporary
Instrument types
Brass, Keyboard, Percussion, Strings (bow), Strings (plucked), Woodwinds
Members
symphony orchestra
Artistic director
Krzysztor Penderecki
Country
Poland
Region
Mazovia
City
Warsaw
zip code
03-849
Email(s)
Street Address
272 Grochowska Street
Landline phone(s)
(+48) 22 582 70 82
Mobile phone(s)
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