What is Jan Krenz?
[[File:Jan Krenz Polish conductor.jpg|right|200px]] '''Jan Krenz''' (14 July 1926 – 15 September 2020) was a Polish composer and orchestra conductor. He was born in [[Włocławek]], [[Poland]]. In 1968, he became artistic director of the [[Grand Theatre, Warsaw|Grand Theatre]] in [[Warsaw]], and was General Director of Music in [[Bonn]] from 1979 to 1982. At the same time, he directed the [[Danish National Symphony Orchestra]] in [[Copenhagen]]. On 26 March 1958, Krenz was the first person to conduct ''[[Musique funèbre]]'' by [[Witold Lutosławski]]. In addition to conducting many orchestras, he has also written many compositions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tansman.org.pl/Szukaj?search=Gentleman|title=WYNIKI WYSZUKIWANIA DLA FRAZY: Gentleman|work=Tansman Philharmonic|language=pl|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705110258/http://tansman.org.pl/Szukaj?search=Gentleman|archive-date=5 July 2020|access-date=16 September 2020}}</ref> Krenz died on 15 September 2020 at the age of 94.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dzieje.pl/kultura-i-sztuka/nie-zyje-dyrygent-i-kompozytor-jan-krenz|title=Nie żyje dyrygent i kompozytor Jan Krenz|date=15 September 2020|work=dzieje.pl|language=pl}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Krenz, Jan}} [[Category:1926 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Polish composers]] [[Category:Polish conductors]] {{bio-stub}}