Leopold Kozłowski

Sound

26 Nov 1918

† 12 May 2019

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’.