Władysława Markiewiczówna (born 5 February 1900 in Bochnia

Bochnia

Bochnia is a town of 30,000 inhabitants on the river Raba in southern Poland. The town lies approximately in halfway [] between Tarnów and the regional capital Kraków . Bochnia is most noted for its salt mine, the oldest functioning in Europe, built circa 1248...

, died 17 May 1982 in Katowice

Katowice

Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2...

) was a Polish pianist and renowned educator.

She studied in the Conservatory of the Musical Society in Kraków

Kraków

Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...

 (nowadays 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...

) in the piano class of Severin Eisenberger

Severin Eisenberger

Severin Eisenberger |Galicia]] - 1945, New York) was a Polish-born concert pianist and teacher.Eisenberger was a student of Heinrich Ehrlich in Berlin and Theodor Leschetizky in Vienna. He made his debut at the age of 10 in Krakow in a performance of Beethoven's Piano Concerto no.2 in B-flat...

 as well as in theory of music class of Zdzisław Jachimecki. 1922-27 she studied in Berlin (composition with Hugo Leichtentritt

Hugo Leichtentritt

Hugo Leichtentritt was a German-Jewish musicologist and composer who spent much of his life in the USA. Composer Erich Walter Sternberg was one of his pupils.-Literary works:*R...

 and piano with Brunon Eisner).

From 1929 she taught at 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...

, since 1958 as a Professor. From 1963 to 1968 she was Head of the Piano Department. Her students include Tadeusz Żmudziński

Tadeusz Żmudziński

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...

, Kazimierz Kord

Kazimierz Kord

Kazimierz Kord is a Polish conductor. Between 1939 and 1945, he studied piano at the Leningrad Conservatory. He also studied at the Academy of Music in Kraków....

, Andrzej Jasiński

Andrzej Jasinski

Andrzej Jasiński is a Polish pianist.In 1959 he graduated with honors from the University of Music in Katowice in the piano class of Władysława Markiewiczówna. The following year he won the Maria Canals Competition, and subsequently completed his training under Magda Tagliaferro...

 and Wojciech Kilar

Wojciech Kilar

Wojciech Kilar ; b. 17 July 1932 in Lwów, Poland) is a Polish classical and film music composer.-Biography:Wojciech Kilar is one of Poland’s esteemed composers. Born in 1932 in Lwów . His father was a gynecologist and his mother was a theater actress...

.

Notable works

Many of Markiewiczówna's works are published by Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne (PWM).

• Variations on a Folk Theme for piano (1924)
• 2 Miniatures for piano (1926)
• Sonatina for oboe and piano (1935)
• Suite for two pianos (1936)
• Colored Pictures for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon (1937)
• Elementary Piano Course (1946)
• Colored Pictures for piano (1947)
• Toccata for bassoon and piano (1948)
• Sonata for clarinet, bassoon and piano (1952)
• Sonata for two pianos (1954)
• Sonatina for bassoon and piano (1954)
• 6 Preludes for piano (1955)
• Suite for soprano solo and chamber orchestra (text by Jan Brzechwa
  Jan Brzechwa
  Jan Brzechwa , , born Jan Wiktor Lesman in Żmerynka, Podolia to a Polish family of Jewish descent was a Polish poet and author, mostly known for his contribution to children's literature....
  
  ) (1958)
• Tema con variazione for piano (1965)
• Little Variations for piano (1966)
• 3 Bagatelles for bassoon and piano (1976)
• various songs

External links

• Polish Culture Portal