Konstanty Wileński

Who is Konstanty Wileński?

Konstanty Wileński, born Kostyantyn Mykhailovych Vilensky is a Ukrainian and Polish pianist, composer and jazz musician.

Born to a family of Kiev musicians, he is a grandson (by adoption) of Illya Vilensky (1896–1975), the first director of the Kiev Philarmonic Hall and founder of three musical theaters. His parents, Mykhailo Vilensky and Yelyzaveta Rostkovska, were choreographers. In 1974 he graduated from the Kiev Conservatory, and in 1978 completed his postgraduate studies at the same Conservatorium. Since 1983 he was a lecturer of harmony, orchestration and composition in the same Conservatoire. In 1995–2001 he was a musical director of the Stefan Żeromski Theater in Kielce (Poland). He has 8 disks with own musical works.

Since 1995 he resides in Kielce (Poland), and obtained the Polish citizenship in 2002.