Oct 2024: Janusz Olejniczak, who played the piano parts in Oscar-winning movie 'The Pianist,' dies at 72

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish musician and teacher Janusz Olejniczak, who played the piano parts in the 2002 Oscar-winning movie “The Pianist,” has died at the age of 72, his family said Monday. The family’s statement to the media said Olejniczak died Sunday of a heart attack. The statement said that his “extraordinary musical sensitivity, especially in the interpretations of music by Frederic Chopin, brought him international fame and recognition.” Polish pianist Janusz Olejniczak, who played the piano parts in the 2002 Oscar-winning movie