Celebrated piano player behind Oscar-winning movie The Pianist dies at 72 - Polish musician remembered as ‘one of the most outstanding contemporary performers of Chopin’s music’

Polish musician and teacher Janusz Olejniczak, who played the piano parts in the 2002 Oscar-winning movie “The Pianist,” has died aged 72

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.