Janusz Olejniczak

Janusz Olejniczak
Olejniczak playing, 2015
Born	(1952-10-02)2 October 1952 Wrocław, Poland
Died	20 October 2024(2024-10-20) (aged 72)
Education	Higher State School of Music Folkwangschule
Occupations	Classical pianist Pedagogue Actor

Janusz Olejniczak (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjanuʂ ɔlɛjˈɲit͡ʂak]; 2 October 1952 – 20 October 2024) was a Polish classical pianist, academic teacher and actor. He made an international career as a pianist, especially with the piano music of Chopin which he played on modern and period instruments. He portrayed the composer in Andrzej Żuławski's 1991 film Blue Note, and played piano music in Polanski's 2002 film The Pianist, also appearing as the hand double.