Henry Jarzynski

Henry Jarzynski(Polish:Henryk Jarzyński) (born 5 February 1931) is a Polish violinist and educator.

Henryk Jarzynski
Birth name	Henryk
Born	1931 PolandBzow
Genres	Classical
Occupation(s)	Violinist
Instrument(s)	Violin
Years active	1939–2015
Partner(s)	María Millak (1964–2005)

Early life and World War 2

Henry Jarzynski was born inBzow,Polandin 1931, the son of agriculturalist Józef Jarzynski ofSkarżyceand 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 couple moved to Bzów, where Henryk was born in 1931. In 1939, during theNazi invasion of Poland,Jarzynski's primary school education was interrupted, and he began playing trumpet in thesymphonic bandof the cement company ofZawiercie.At the age of ten his mother bought him a violin, and he travelled weekly to the village ofOgrodzieniecfor violin classes with Father Stanisław Sobieraj, who was a pupil of ProfessorJózef Jarzębski.

1945–1968

After World War 2, Henryk continued violin classes with Sobieraj, and soon received a scholarship from the State of Poland to study in Conservatory of the State School of Music of Kraków, where he began classes withAdam Wiernik,the concertmaster of the Radio and Televisión Orchestra of Poland inKraków.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 accepted as a student by ProfessorZenon Felinski,with whom he studied for seven years.

In 1957 Jarzynski was admitted to theAcademy of Music in Kraków,continuing classes with Feliński.In 1958 he was chosen to represent Poland in theGeorge Enescu International Violin Competition.After returning from Bucharest, he played numerous concerts with orchestra and performed live as a soloist for the National Television and the Polish Radio. In 1960 he recorded with composerKrzysztof Pendereckiduring the live premiere of three Miniatures for Violin and Piano.In 1961 Feliński fell ill, and Henryk continued his studies for two more years withEugenia Umińskain the same Conservatory. He graduated in 1963, performing the violin concert ofAlexander Glazunovwith theKraków Philharmonic Orchestra,and receiving his Diploma of Honor with maximum distinction "Cum Laude".

In 1963, he played in the Quartet of Kraków, and was nominated as a professor at theAcademy of Music in Kraków.In 1964 he married María Millak in the Basilica of Santa María in Kraków, and they moved to Warsaw, where Henryk joined theWarsaw National Philharmonic Orchestraas first violin for four years. With this orchestra he performed in Japan and New York'sCarnegie Hall,among other places. He has recorded numerous works as a solo violinist with several orchestras, as well as chamber music.

After 1968

In 1968, Jarzynski immigrated to theNetherlands,specially invited by the conductorWillem van Otterlooto replace Herman Krebbers as concertmaster of theResidentie Orchestra.With the orchestra he went on several world tours. After a gastric illness, he switched to become the first violinist in the same orchestra until his retirement, as well as teaching.