Barbara Hesse-Bukowska
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Barbara Hesse-Bukowska is a Polish
pianist. She graduated from Warsaw
's State Higher School of Music
in June 1949, and took part a few months later in the first postwar edition of the International Chopin Piano Competition, winning the 2nd prize. Four years later she went to Paris
, where she perfected her playing under Arthur Rubinstein
before undertaking an intense intercontinental concert career she would combine with teaching at Wroclaw
's Higher School of Music. One year before she was awarded the Harriet Cohen Foundation's Piano Medal
.
Since 1973 she has been a professor at the Fryderyk Chopin Music Academy.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
pianist. She graduated from Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
's State Higher School of Music
Fryderyk Chopin Music Academy
The Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw is located at ulica Okólnik 2 in central Warsaw, Poland...
in June 1949, and took part a few months later in the first postwar edition of the International Chopin Piano Competition, winning the 2nd prize. Four years later she went to Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, where she perfected her playing under Arthur Rubinstein
Arthur Rubinstein
Arthur Rubinstein KBE was a Polish-American pianist. He received international acclaim for his performances of the music of a variety of composers...
before undertaking an intense intercontinental concert career she would combine with teaching at Wroclaw
Wroclaw
Wrocław , situated on the River Oder , is the main city of southwestern Poland.Wrocław was the historical capital of Silesia and is today the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. Over the centuries, the city has been part of either Poland, Bohemia, Austria, Prussia, or Germany, but since 1945...
's Higher School of Music. One year before she was awarded the Harriet Cohen Foundation's Piano Medal
Harriet Cohen International Music Award
The Harriet Cohen International Music Award was founded in 1951 by Sir Arnold Bax and others in 1951, in honour of the British pianist Harriet Cohen.- 1950s :1951*Philippe Entremont – Piano Medal1954*Ingrid Haebler – Beethoven Medal1955...
.
Since 1973 she has been a professor at the Fryderyk Chopin Music Academy.