Was born
1943 in Cracow. From the age of five he learned the piano, and from 1954 theory
and composition with Stanislaw Wiechowicz. Studied at the College of Music in
Cracow composition under Krzysztof Penderecki, and obtained two diplomas with
distinction. Later he went to France to study with Nadia Boulanger. From 1965
to 1967 he appeared as a pianist with the contemporary music group "MW2
Ensemble" and he also played his solo compositions for piano. From 1966 to
1987 Krzysztof Meyer taught at the State College of Music in Cracow, 1987 he
teaches composition at the Hochschule für Musik in Cologne. Krzysztof Meyer is a prize-winner of
numerous awards, his compositions have been performed in Europe and America. Krzysztof Meyer is the author of
the monograph on the life and work of Dmitri Schostakowitsch and some
periodicals.