- Jerzy Żurawlew
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Jerzy Żurawlew (December 25, 1886, Rostov-on-Don – October 3, 1980, Warsaw) was a Polish pianist, conductor, and professor at the Warsaw conservatory. He studied with Aleksander Michałowski, and was a favourite pupil. He was the founder of the International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition, at Warsaw in 1927.[1]
References
- ^ J. Methuen-Campbell 1981, Plate facing p. 67, &pp. 73, 113, 223.
External links
Warsaw Chopin Competition website [1]
Source
- J. Methuen-Campbell, Chopin Playing From The Composer To The Present Day (Gollancz, London 1981).
Categories:- Polish classical pianists
- Polish music educators
- 1887 births
- 1980 deaths
- Polish music biography stubs
- European conductor (music) stubs
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