Maria Wiłkomirska
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BornApril 3, 1904
Moscow, Russian Empire
Moscow, Russian Empire
GenresClassical music
Maria Wiłkomirska | |
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 Maria Wiłkomirska in 1932 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | April 3, 1904 Moscow, Russian Empire |
| Died | 19 June 1995 (aged 91) Warsaw, Poland |
| Genres | Classical music |
| Occupation(s) | Pianist, teacher |
| Instrument | Piano |
| Formerly of | Trio Wiłkomirskich |
Maria Wiłkomirska 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 Nadezhda Briusova 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]
