Joachim Olkuśnik, an eminent composer and writer, died in Warsaw on Thursday, 18th December 2008, aged 81.

Joachim Olkuśnik was born on 27th March 1927 in Kostrzyń. He studied composition with Tadeusz Szeligowski at the State Higher School of Music in Warsaw. In 1960-64 he published his writings in musical and literary magazines. In this period, together with other young composers (Benedykt Konowalski, Jan Fotek, Zbigniew Penherski, Romuald Twardowski) and poets (Andrzej Brycht, Stanisław Grochowiak, Ireneusz Iredyński, Roman Śliwonik) he founded the “Camerata” artistic group.