Boguslaw furtok biography

          Bogusław Furtok (* in Kattowitz) ist ein polnischer Kontrabassist, Komponist und Musikpädagoge.

        1. Bogusław Furtok (* in Kattowitz) ist ein polnischer Kontrabassist, Komponist und Musikpädagoge.
        2. Polish double bass player, composer and music teacher, born in in Katowice, Poland.
        3. Bogusław Furtok was born in Katowice, Poland in He studied with Waldemar Tamowski at the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music and later in Germany.
        4. Born in Katowice, Poland in Boguslaw began his studies of the double bass at the age of 9.
        5. Explore Boguslaw Furtok's discography including top tracks, albums, and reviews.

          6. Bogusław Furtok was born in Katowice, Poland in He studied with Waldemar Tamowski at the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music and later in Germany....

          BYU Hosts World-Famous Double Bass

          One of the oldest double basses in the world has a rich musical history filled with ghost stories, international fame, an airplane accident and most recently, a six-week visit to BYU.

          Its previous owners are known as champions of contemporary music and builders of musical culture.

          It’s known as the Karr-Koussevitzky double bass.

          “To have the Koussevitzky bass come to BYU makes me feel like my music experience has come full circle,” said Christian Hales, a sophomore in string bass performance.

          “It’s almost a spiritual experience for me to feel the connection to an artist that shaped so much of my musical life.”

          The instrument was used this past October by world-renowned double bassist Boguslaw Furtok in a recital in the Madsen Recital Hall in the Harris Fine Arts Center, following a lengthy process of ensuring its arrival.

          Boguslaw had never been to the United States before his visit to BYU and was planning to travel without his own bass.

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