Kazimierz Flatau
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Kazimierz Flatau (11 July 1910 in Warsaw – 25 July 2000 in Poznań) was a Polish harpsichordist, music critic, physicist, translator, and astrologist. He established school of harpsichord in Poznań, Poland.
Flatau attended Karol Marcinkowski (I Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Karola Marcinkowskiego) high school in Poznań. He graduated from the Mathematics and Natural Sciences department of the University of Poznań. At the same time he attended Music Conservatoire (university music school) in Poznań. In 1931 he studied under Wanda Landowska at the École de Musique Ancienne in Saint-Leu-la-Forêt.
Most of his life he was associated with district of Poznań-Jeżyce.
Music
He was excellent harpsichordist and specialized in baroque music. In 1948 he established class of harpsichord in the Music Academy in Poznań (at that time called Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Muzyczna in Poznań). His student, Zofia Brenczówna, followed him as the head. From 1946 until 1950 he performed live on Polish national radio together with Jan Rakowski. As a soloist, he played music of Johann Sebastian Bach and other composers. He represented the Poznań Music Academy as a juror during the first and second International Ancient Music Competition in Łódź in 1961 and 1964.
