Maria Wiłkomirska Explained

Maria Wiłkomirska (3 April 1904 - 19 June 1995) was a Polish pianist.

Born in Moscow, Wiłkomirska was the daughter of violinist Alfred Wiłkomirski; her half-sister Wanda was a violinist, her half-brother Józef was a conductor, and her brother Kazimierz was a cellist. From 1913 until 1917 she studied at the Moscow Conservatory under and Boleslav Yavorsky; in 1920 she moved to Warsaw where she became a pupil of Józef Turczyński. She held positions as an instructor in Kalisz, Gdańsk, and Łódź, and in 1951 began teaching at the Chopin University of Music in Warsaw. Wiłkomirska formed a piano trio with Wanda and Kazimierz and toured in Europe and Asia.[1] [2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Nicolas Slonimsky. The Concise Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians. 1988. Schirmer Books. 978-0-02-872411-9. 1361.
  2. Web site: Maria Wiłkomirska. Discogs. Mar 9, 2021.
  3. Web site: Maria Wiłkomirska | Życie i twórczość | Artysta. Culture.pl. Mar 9, 2021.