Joachim Grubich

Joachim Antoni Grubich (16 January 1935 – 16 August 2025) was a Polish concert organist who performed internationally and an academic teacher. He served as head of the department of organ and harpsichord at the Academy of Music in Warsaw. He participated in the reconstruction of the organ in St. Anne's Church in Warsaw, and the building of a new organ in the Philharmonic Hall.

Life and career Grubich was born on 16 January 1935 in Chełmno, under , and . In 1961, he began working in the music department of Radio Kraków.

As a performer, he made his debut at the International Organ Festival in Oliwa in 1960. and in the building of new instruments in Warsaw's Philharmonic Hall . In 2004, he won the same award for the album "An Organ Evening in the " („Wieczór organowy w Filharmonii Lubelskiej”).

In 2015, Grubich was awarded the gold medal of the Gloria Artis Medal for Merit to Culture.

In March 2025, he was bestowed the Golden Fryderyk Award, an honorary lifetime achievement award for his career as a musician, educator, and leader in Polish organ music.

Grubich died on 16 August 2025, at the age of 90.