9 Notable alumni of Grazyna and Kiejstut Bacewicz Academy of Music in Lodz
Updated: June 01, 2026 EliteDegrees
Grazyna and Kiejstut Bacewicz Academy of Music in Lodz is ranked #12,075 in the world and #124 in Poland by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 9 notable alumni from Grazyna and Kiejstut Bacewicz Academy of Music in Lodz sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Grazyna and Kiejstut Bacewicz Academy of Music in Lodz won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Włodzimierz Korcz
1943-. (aged 83)
composer
film score composer
Włodzimierz Korcz is a Polish composer, pianist, music producer and author of many popular songs. He graduated from the Academy of Music in Łódź and debuted in 1965. In 1968–1970 Korcz worked as music editor for Polskie Radio in Łódź. In 1974–1977 he was the music director at Teatr na Targówku in Warsaw.
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2. Teresa Żylis-Gara
1930-2021 (aged 91)
opera singer
Teresa Żylis-Gara was a Polish operatic soprano who enjoyed a major international career from the 1950s through the 1990s.
3. Kazimierz Kowalski
1951-2021 (aged 70)
opera singer
Kazimierz Kowalski was a Polish operatic bass and opera manager at the Grand Theatre, Łódź, and a radio and television presenter. He founded an opera and operetta festival in the spa town Ciechocinek in 1998, and also the Polish Chamber Opera.
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4. Jan Krenz
1926-2020 (aged 94)
conductor
composer
musician
Jan Krenz was a Polish composer and orchestra conductor.
5. Dominik Połoński
1977-2018 (aged 41)
cellist
Dominik Połoński was a Polish concert cellist. He continued his career using his right arm, after treatment for a brain tumour.
6. Joanna Woś
1960-. (aged 66)
opera singer
Joanna Woś is a Polish operatic coloratura soprano who made an international career on stage and in concert.
7. Barbara Hesse-Bukowska
1930-2013 (aged 83)
pianist
music educator
composer
Barbara Stella Hesse-Bukowska was a Polish pianist. Her family had a long-standing musical history, as her father was a violinist and conductor, her mother was a pianist and teacher, and her grandfather was a piano tuner. Her mother was her first teacher. Her subsequent teachers included Czesław Aniołkiewicz and, at the Warsaw Conservatory, Maria Glińska-Wąsowska.
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8. Anna Cymmerman
opera singer
Anna Cymmerman is a Polish operatic soprano. She studied at the Academy of Music in Łódź where she majored in Vocal Acting and Performance and graduated with honors in June, 2000. While a student, she debuted as a soloist in the Grand Theatre, Łódź. There, she performed in Polish as Blanche in Poulenc's Dialogues of the Carmelites directed by Krzysztof...
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9. O.S.T.R
1980-. (aged 46)
audio engineer
composer
record producer
violinist
engineer
Adam Andrzej Ostrowski, better known as O.S.T.R., is a Polish rapper, musician, audio engineer and record producer, famous for his freestyle rap skills, ambitious lyrics and unique beats. He graduated from the Academy of Music in Łódź, violin class. He is one of the few Polish rappers who have received professional musical education. He has collaborated with American rappers such...
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