Birth name Henryk Occupation(s) Violinist Years active 1939–2015 Children Yoris Jarzynski | Genres Classical Instruments Violin Genre Classical | |
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Henry Jarzynski (Polish: Henryk Jarzyński) (born, Bzow, Poland, 5 February 1931) is a Polish violinist and educator.
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Early Life and World War 2
Son of the agriculturalist Józef Jarzynski of Skarżyce and of Marianna Marczyk of Bzow. Józef bought the "administrator's house", built in 1739, an ancient part of the Courthouse of Bzow, and after the wedding, the couplemoved to Bzów, where Henryk was born in 1931. In 1939 during the Nazi invasion, the young Henryk interrupted the Primary school and played trumpet in the symphonic band of the cement company of Zawiercie. At the age of ten his mother Marianna bought him a violin] and Henryk travelled weekly to the village of Ogrodzieniec, to the "parochial Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord" where he received his first violin classes of the father Stanisław Sobieraj, who was an outstanding pupil of Professor Józef Jarzębski.
1945 – 1968 Period
After World War 2, Henryk continued violin classes with priest Sobieraj, and soon he got a scholarship of the State of Poland to study in Conservatory of the State School of Music of Kraków where he initiated classes with the concertmaster of the Radio and Televisión Orchestra of Poland in Kraków, the master Adam Wiernik. In 1953 he began to play as first violin in the Radio and Televisión Orchestra of Poland where he worked by 11 years. In 1954 he was heard by the known professor Zenon Felinski, who accepted him as his student. Henryk had 7 years of classes with him.
In 1957 Jarzynski was admitted to the Academy of music of Kraków, continuing classes with his Master Feliński. In 1958 he the state of Poland chose Henryk to represent the country in the International Violin Competition of George Enescu, he won finalist price. After the return from Bucarest, he played numerous concerts with orchestra and he performed live as soloist for the National Television and the Polish Radio. In 1960 he recorded with composer Krzysztof Penderecki three Miniatures for Violin and Piano during live premiere. In 1961 Feliński got sick and Henryk continued his studies for two years more with Eugenia Umińska in the same Conservatory. In 1963, he graduated performing the violin concert of Aleksandr Glazunov with the Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra, receiving his Diploma of Honor with maximum distinction "Cum Laude".
In 1963, he played in the Quartet of Kraków, and received the nomination of professor of the Academy of Music in Kraków. In 1964 he married with María Millak in the Basilica of Santa María (Kraków) and they moved to Warsaw where Henryk integrated the Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra as first violin for four years. With this orchestra he traveled among others to Japan and Carnegie Hall in New York. He has recorded numerous works as solo violinist with several orchestras and chamber music.
After 1968
In 1968 Henryk immigrated to Holland by special invitation of the conductor Willem van Oterloo, to follow after Herman Krebbers the office of concertmaster of the Residentie Orchestra. With the orchestra he went on world tour several times. After a gastric illness he decided to change to the first violins in the same orchestra until his retirement, in addition he devoted the teaching.