Screening of Josef Hofmann, Genius and Dreamer

This event will take place in person at the Library for the Performing Arts.

Josef Hofmann was a Polish pianist and composer who worked with many illustrious musicians, not least among them is Marcella Sembrich. This video documentary, Josef Hofmann, Genius and Dreamer, produced in 2019 as part of a series for Polish TV devoted to eminent Polish figures of the past by director Pawel Kloc, tells Hofmann's story. The film features interviews with musicologists and critics like Will Crutchfield and Josef Horowitz, and commentary on Hofmann by Glenn Gould, Witold Lutoslawski.

The film will be introduced by Josef Hofmann scholar Gregor Benko.

photo: Josef Hofmann with his friend composer/pianist Leopold Godowsky

Host or Publisher New York Public Library for the Performing Arts