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Żurawlew was born at [[Rostov-on-Don]] in [[Russia]] in 1886. He studied with [[Aleksander Michałowski]] at the Warsaw Conservatory until 1913, and taught there himself from 1923. In 1916 he founded a music school in [[Minsk]] (now [[Belarus]]), and in 1920 one in [[Białystok]]. |
Żurawlew was born at [[Rostov-on-Don]] in [[Russia]] in 1886. He studied with [[Aleksander Michałowski]] at the Warsaw Conservatory until 1913, and taught there himself from 1923. In 1916 he founded a music school in [[Minsk]] (now [[Belarus]]), and in 1920 one in [[Białystok]]. |
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He was the founder of the [[International Chopin Piano Competition]], at [[Warsaw]] in 1927.<ref>J. Methuen-Campbell 1981, Plate facing p. 67, &pp. 73, 113, 223.</ref> His lifelong friend, Henryk Rewkiewicz - businessman, music lover and board member of The Warsaw Music Society - offered his personal financial guarantees to help get the Competition off the ground.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina, Henryk Rewkiewicz|url=https://chopin.nifc.pl/en/chopin/osoba/7900_rewkiewicz_henryk |
He was the founder of the [[International Chopin Piano Competition]], at [[Warsaw]] in 1927.<ref>J. Methuen-Campbell 1981, Plate facing p. 67, &pp. 73, 113, 223.</ref> His lifelong friend, Henryk Rewkiewicz - businessman, music lover and board member of The Warsaw Music Society - offered his personal financial guarantees to help get the Competition off the ground.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina, Henryk Rewkiewicz|url=https://chopin.nifc.pl/en/chopin/osoba/7900_rewkiewicz_henryk|access-date=2021-10-07|website=chopin.nifc.pl}}</ref> |
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Żurawlew died in Warsaw in 1980, aged 93. |
Żurawlew died in Warsaw in 1980, aged 93. |
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Revision as of 20:58, 18 August 2023
Jerzy Żurawlew (December 25, 1886 – October 3, 1980) was a Polish pianist, conductor, teacher, and founder of the International Chopin Piano Competition.
Life
Żurawlew was born at Rostov-on-Don in Russia in 1886. He studied with Aleksander Michałowski at the Warsaw Conservatory until 1913, and taught there himself from 1923. In 1916 he founded a music school in Minsk (now Belarus), and in 1920 one in Białystok.
He was the founder of the International Chopin Piano Competition, at Warsaw in 1927.[1] His lifelong friend, Henryk Rewkiewicz - businessman, music lover and board member of The Warsaw Music Society - offered his personal financial guarantees to help get the Competition off the ground.[2]
Żurawlew died in Warsaw in 1980, aged 93.
References
- ^ J. Methuen-Campbell 1981, Plate facing p. 67, &pp. 73, 113, 223.
- ^ "Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina, Henryk Rewkiewicz". chopin.nifc.pl. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
External links
Warsaw Chopin Competition website [1]
Sources
- J. Methuen-Campbell, Chopin Playing From The Composer To The Present Day (Gollancz, London 1981).
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