Irena Dubiska

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Irena Dubiska (born September 26, 1899 in Inowrocław , † June 1, 1989 in Warsaw ) was a Polish violinist and music teacher .

Life

Dubiska began to play the violin at the age of five and graduated with a gold medal from the Stern Conservatory in Berlin in 1912 . From 1917 to 1919 she studied with Bronisław Huberman , after 1920 she took lessons with Carl Flesch .

Dubiska made her debut as a violinist in 1908 in Wittenberg . In 1919 she played the Violin Concerto in D major by Johannes Brahms in Warsaw under the direction of Emil Młynarski . From 1919 to 1921 she played in a string quartet with Mieczysław Fliederbaum , Emil Młynarski and Eli Kochański . In 1922 she performed Mieczysław Karłowicz 's Violin Concerto in A major under the direction of Grzegorz Fitelberg in Vienna with great success . Their collaboration with Karol Szymanowski began in 1927 with a joint concert in Vilnius . In 1930 she founded a quartet with Fliederbaum, Mieczysław Szaleski and Zofia Adamska , which became known as the Szymanowski Quartet. Up until the beginning of the Second World War she made guest appearances in many European countries, often performing works for two violins with her former teacher Huberman.

Dubiska lived in Warsaw from 1939 to 1945, where she performed in the Lardagello coffee house and in Bolesław Woytowicz 's Sztuki Salon . During this time she formed a piano quartet with Mieczysław Szaleski , Dezyderiusz Danczowski and Jerzy Lefeld . After teaching violin at the Warsaw Conservatory after the First World War , after the Second World War she taught at the State Music Schools of Lodz (1945–51 and from 1973) and Warsaw (1946–69). From 1957 to 1969 she also held the chair for string instruments at the University of Warsaw .

Dubiska has participated as a juror in numerous international music competitions, such as the Wieniawski competition in Poznan, the Bach competition in Leipzig, the Enescu competition in Bucharest and the Tchaikovsky competition in Moscow. She was also active in the Association of Polish Artists and Musicians (SPAM), the Warsaw Music Society and the Polish Association of Violin Makers. Among other things, she was awarded the Golden Cross of Merit of the Republic of Poland (1931) and the Knight's Cross of the Order Polonia Restituta (1956). Her numerous students include Zenon Bąkowski , Zenon Brzewski , Maria Brylanka , Josef Hassid , Stefan Herman , Zenon Hodor , Igor Iwanow , Julia Jakimowicz , Piotr Janowski , Janusz Kucharski , Tomasz Michalak , Zenon Płoszaj , Stefan Rachoń , Edward Statkiewicz and Wanda Wiłkomirska .

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SURNAME Dubiska, Irena
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Polish violinist and music teacher
DATE OF BIRTH September 26, 1899
PLACE OF BIRTH Inowrocław
DATE OF DEATH June 1, 1989
Place of death Warsaw