Adam Harasowski
1904–1996 (age 92)
Biography
Adam Jerzy Harasowski (16 September 1904 – 16 June 1996) was a Polish composer, conductor, pianist, Frédéric Chopin scholar, mechanical engineer, and polyglot. From 1939, he lived in the United Kingdom. He served as a technical officer in the Polish Air Force and subsequently as an officer and instructor in the Royal Air Force. Harasowski conducted Polish and British choral and operatic ensembles and authored works promoting Polish music to English-speaking audiences. He was married to the publisher and journalist Jadwiga Harasowska.