Death of leading Polish conductor, 78 RIPnorman lebrecht January 29, 2026News has been received of the death of the distinguished Polish conductor Wojciech Michniewski, a champion of contemporary music. Originally fromLodz, he was conductor of the Warsaw Philharmonic from 1973 to 1978, then artistic director of the Teatr Wielki in Łódź. He was closely involved thereafter with the Sinfonia VarsoviaAmong the operas he premiered are Wyrywacz serc by Elżbieta Sikora (1995), The Music Programme by Roxanna Panufnik (2000), and Ignorant i szaleniec by Paweł Mykietyn (2001).