Since 1978, he has been Choir Master in the National Philharmonic.

He studied symphony and opera conducting with Stanisław Wisłocki in the State Higher School of Music in Warsaw. In the period 1960-78, he was the conductor and Choir Master of the National Opera Teatr Wielki in Warsaw – there he prepared about 80 premieres and several first opera performances.
For many years, the artist has cooperated with the National Philharmonic Choir, gaining immense success both nationally and internationally in the performances with renowned Polish and European symphony orchestras (e.g. in La Scala of Milan in 1985, 1989 and 1990, in Berlin, Milan, Munich, Paris, Rome, Jerusalem). He collaborated with the most prominent contemporary conductors such as Bohdan Wodiczko, Witold Rowicki, Jerzy Semkow, Kazimierz Kord, Jan Krenz, Stanisław Wisłocki, Jerzy Maksymiuk, Krzysztof Penderecki, Stanisław Skrowaczewski, Antoni Wit, Leopold Stokowski, Lorin Maazel, Seiji Ozawa, Sergiu Comissiona, Gary Bertini, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Zubin Mehta.
Henryk Wojnarowski prepared the National Philharmonic Choir to perform e.g. all the oratorio and a capella works of Krzysztof Penderecki. Besides he participated in many Polish and world first performances, and together with the Choir made many disc and radio recordings.