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Academy of Music in Kraków

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The Academy of Music in Kraków (Polish: Akademia Muzyczna w Krakowie) is a conservatory located in central Kraków, Poland. It is the alma mater of the renowned Polish contemporary composer Krzysztof Penderecki, who was also its Rector for 15 years. The Academy is the only one in Poland to have two winners of the International Chopin Competition in Warsaw (Halina Czerny-Stefańska and Adam Harasiewicz) as well as a few further prize-winners among its alumni.

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Academy of Music in Kraków
Świętego Marka, Krakow Stare Miasto (Old Town)

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Świętego Marka
31-033 Krakow, Stare Miasto (Old Town)
Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
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