Tadeusz Żmudziński
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Tadeusz Żmudziński was a Polish pianist and educator.
In 1946 Żmudziński graduated with highest honours from the University of Music in Katowice
, where he studied under Prof. Władysława Markiewiczówna
. The following year he took lessons from Imre Ungar
, Walter Gieseking
and Alfred Cortot
. In 1949 he became a prize-winner in the 4th International Chopin Piano Competition.
He gave world premieres of several piano concertos, including those of Bolesław Szabelski (1976), Robert Nessler (1961) and Krzysztof Meyer
(1984). He was also famous for playing both Brahms' piano concertos at one recital.
From 1961 he taught at the Academy of Music in Kraków
, where his students included Andrzej Pikul
and Mariola Cieniawa, from 1973 also in his alma mater in Katowice. Four times (1975, 1980, 1985, 1990) he was a member of the jury in the Chopin Competition.
In 1946 Żmudziński graduated with highest honours from the University of Music in Katowice
University of Music in Katowice
University of Music in Katowice is one of the leading musical schools in Poland. It is located in Katowice, Silesia...
, where he studied under Prof. Władysława Markiewiczówna
Władysława Markiewiczówna
Władysława Markiewiczówna was a Polish pianist and renowned educator.She studied in the Conservatory of the Musical Society in Kraków in the piano class of Severin Eisenberger as well as in theory of music class of Zdzisław Jachimecki...
. The following year he took lessons from Imre Ungar
Imré Ungár
Imre Ungár was a Hungarian pianist.He was blind since the age of three. While a student under István Thomán at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music he won the Competition for Young Talents, beginning a concert career through Hungary. He took part in the II Fryderyk Chopin Competition, tying with...
, Walter Gieseking
Walter Gieseking
Walter Wilhelm Gieseking was a French-born German pianist and composer.-Biography:Born in Lyon, France, the son of a German doctor and lepidopterist, Gieseking first started playing the piano at the age of four, but without formal instruction...
and Alfred Cortot
Alfred Cortot
Alfred Denis Cortot was a Franco-Swiss pianist and conductor. He is one of the most renowned 20th-century classical musicians, especially valued for his poetic insight in Romantic period piano works, particularly those of Chopin and Schumann.-Early life and education:Born in Nyon, Vaud, in the...
. In 1949 he became a prize-winner in the 4th International Chopin Piano Competition.
He gave world premieres of several piano concertos, including those of Bolesław Szabelski (1976), Robert Nessler (1961) and Krzysztof Meyer
Krzysztof Meyer
Krzysztof Meyer is a Polish composer, pianist and music scholar.-Biography:Meyer was born in Cracow. As a boy he played piano and organ. He began his composition study early – in 1954, with Stanisław Wiechowicz...
(1984). He was also famous for playing both Brahms' piano concertos at one recital.
From 1961 he taught at the Academy of Music in Kraków
Academy of Music in Kraków
The Academy of Music in Kraków is a conservatory located in downtown Kraków, Poland.-History:The Academy, until 1945 as a conservatory under the name Cracow Conservatory or Conservatory of the Music Society, was founded in 1888 by the eminent Polish composer Władysław Żeleński thanks to artistic...
, where his students included Andrzej Pikul
Andrzej Pikul
Andrzej Pikul is a Polish pianist.Pikul graduated from the Academy of Music in Kraków, where he studied under Tadeusz Żmudziński, and from the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Vienna in the piano class of Paul Badura-Skoda...
and Mariola Cieniawa, from 1973 also in his alma mater in Katowice. Four times (1975, 1980, 1985, 1990) he was a member of the jury in the Chopin Competition.