An alternative guide to Katowice. What you also need to know about the city where COP 24 climate summit takes place
An alternative guide to Katowice
Wojciech Kilar and Francis Ford Coppola
You surely know the Oscar-winning “Dracula” directed by FF Coppola. It was right here in Katowice that the composer of the outstanding soundtrack to this movie lived for many years. Wojciech Kilar also wrote music for the films of the most significant Polish directors, including the likes of Andrzej Wajda, Krzysztof Zanussi, Krzysztof Kieślowski and Roman Polański, as well as many foreign directors. Wojciech Kilar, one of the most eminent Polish composers, a globally-renowned author of film music, died in 2013, but his memory is still alive today. The villa at Kościuszki street and the tomb in the cemetery at Sienkiewicza street are important for the admirers of the master’s outstanding talent. The square near the beautiful new seat of the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (right next to COP 24) was named after Wojciech Kilar.
