Polish musician and teacher Janusz Olejniczak, who played the piano parts in the 2002 Oscar-winning movie “The Pianist,” has died aged 72
Polish musician and teacher Janusz Olejniczak, who played the piano parts in the 2002 Oscar-winning movie “The Pianist,” has died at the age of 72, his family said Monday.The statement said that his “extraordinary musical sensitivity, especially in the interpretations of music by Frederic Chopin, brought him international fame and recognition.”
Laskowski described him as “one of the most outstanding contemporary performers of Chopin's music,” also on period instruments, and a superb teacher. Maksymiuk said he had lunch with Olejniczak on Sunday and they discussed his “great plans” which he was determined to pursue despite his health problems.
In 2002, Olejniczak recorded the piano parts for Roman Polanski’s “The Pianist." His hands can be seen playing the piano in the movie, for which Polanski won the best director Oscar and Adrien Brody won for best actor.
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