Stanisław Szpinalski

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Birth Date:
15.11.1901
Death date:
12.06.1957
Length of life:
55
Days since birth:
44731
Years since birth:
122
Days since death:
24433
Years since death:
66
Extra names:
Stanisław Szpinalski
Categories:
Pedagogue, teacher, Pianist
Nationality:
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Stanisław Szpinalski (1901 – 1957) was a Polish pianist.

Born and trained in Russia, he would return to his homeland as it was reconstituted. Once he finished his studies in the Warsaw Conservatory (1925) he spent two years in Paris, after which he returned to Poland to participate in the 1st edition of the Fryderyk Chopin Competition. There he established himself as one of the leading young Polish pianists of his time, finishing second only to Lev Oborin.

Not having been able to win the 1st prize, Szpinalski decided to carry on his training under the guidance of Ignacy Jan Paderewski, not beginning a virtuoso career until 1932; the outbreak of World War II interrupted it. By then he had settled in Vilnius, where he would be appointed the director of the city's Conservatory. One decade later Szpinalski resumed extensively his career as a performer on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Chopin's death, regaining his status. He later recovered from a bout of rheumatism, but shortly after, cancer brought his life to an end.

 

Source: wikipedia.org

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