A Belarusian founded a music school in Warsaw and died. Now the school is under threat

The inscription "Help. They want to close the school" on the Hit&Beat building. Photo from the school's archive

Aliaksandr Kavialchuk, known in the music community as Alex Hit, came to Poland in 2018. Initially, he helped expat entrepreneurs settle in the new country, conducted training sessions, and about two years later, he opened a drum school.

Over time, this school became not just an educational project, but a creative community that brought together adults and children, Poles and immigrants. For many transferees, the school became a place for quicker adaptation. People with autism and several students with Down syndrome also attended classes here. In addition to the founder, two other teachers worked at the school.

In November 2025, Aliaksandr began to feel very unwell and quickly lost weight. At first, he thought it was typical stomach problems, but an examination revealed an oncological disease. He was hospitalized, underwent initial procedures, and was briefly discharged home. Later, the man returned to the clinic again, but the disease was already in an advanced stage. On December 18, 2025, Aliaksandr died at the age of 39.

The day before, he had spoken with his brother, who lives in Belarus and is a co-owner of one of his companies. Perhaps Aliaksandr could have transferred important information to him, but it seems he still hoped to recover and didn't manage to do so.

After his death, the body was transported to Belarus, and the school began restoring documents. It turned out that student contracts were only kept by the founder, so employees had to survey people to reconstruct lists and calculations. Currently, at least 50 active contracts have been confirmed.

An additional problem arose with the lease of the premises on Szwedzka Street. It belongs to the private Maria Skłodowska-Curie Medical University. In December, the landlord sent payment notices, but Aliaksandr had already passed away and could not receive them.

Until changes in management were formalized in the court registry, school representatives could not officially obtain information. After the changes were made, it turned out that the contract had already been terminated, and the premises transferred to a new tenant. According to school representatives, this was done in violation of the terms, as the contract could only be terminated six months after notification.

The school was ordered to vacate the premises on February 12, 2026 — the day Aliaksandr would have turned 40. According to a school representative, the landlord refuses personal meetings and communicates only via email. The locks in the premises have already been changed and the doors damaged, so the police were called, and the materials were transferred to the prosecutor's office.

School students have prepared a petition demanding an open dialogue with the landlord, resolution of financial issues, provision of a transitional period for fulfilling existing contracts, and allowing the school to continue its work. The petition states that the sudden termination of the contract without discussion and time to relocate destroys the established community, its traditions, and its cultural mission.

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