Academy of Music in Kraków

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Akademia Muzyczna w Krakowie
Established July 15, 1888 (1888-07-15)
Type Public
Rector Professor Stanisław Krawczyński
Location Kraków, Poland
Coordinates: 50°03′42.1″N 19°56′35.9″E / 50.061694°N 19.943306°E / 50.061694; 19.943306
Website www.amuz.krakow.pl

The Academy of Music in Kraków (Akademia Muzyczna w Krakowie) is located in downtown Kraków, Poland. It was first conceived as a conservatory in 1888 by Władysław Żeleński, and is known as the alma mater of the contemporary Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki.

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