Leopold Kozłowski

Sound•Born November 26, 1918•Died May 12, 2019 (age 100)•Peremyschljany, Ukraine

Biography

Leopold Kozłowski-Kleinman (November 26, 1918 – May 12, 2019) was a Polish composer, conductor and pianist. He was an artistic director of The Jewish Theatre in Warsaw as well as the Gypsy group Roma. He worked as a musical consultant for the folk group Rzeszowiacy. He founded The Dance and Song Group of the Krakow’s military district. In Poland Kozłowski was referred to as ‛The Last Klezmer Of Galicia’.