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Henryk Wieniawski
1835 – 1880
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryHenryk Wieniawski was a Polish virtuoso violinist, composer, and pedagogue, who is regarded amongst the most distinguished violinists in history. His younger brother Józef Wieniawski and nephew Adam Tadeusz Wieniawski were also accomplished musicians, as was his daughter Régine, who became a naturalised British subject upon marrying into the peerage and wrote music under the name Poldowski.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
July 10, 1835
Lublin
Date of death
March 31, 1880
Moscow
Citizenship
Russian Empire
Occupations & fields
composermusic educatorviolinistmusician
- Field and occupation
- polský houslista a skladatel
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