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'''Maria Wiłkomirska''' (April 3, 1904 - June 19, 1995) was a [[Poland|Polish]] pianist.
[[File:Maria Wiłkomirska.jpg|thumb|Maria Wiłkomirska in 1932]]
'''Maria Wiłkomirska''' (3 April 1904 - 19 June 1995) was a Polish pianist.

A native of [[Moscow]], Wiłkomirska was the daughter of violinist [[Alfred Wiłkomirski]]; her half-sister [[Wanda Wiłkomirska]] was a violinist, her half-brother {{ill|Józef Wiłkomirski|pl}} was a conductor, and her brother [[Kazimierz Wiłkomirski]] was a cellist. Initially she studied at the [[Moscow Conservatory]] under {{ill|Nadezhda Briusova|ru|Брюсова, Надежда Яковлевна}} and [[Boleslav Yavorsky]]; in 1920 she moved to [[Warsaw]] where she became a pupil of [[Józef Turczyński]]. She held positions as an instructor in [[Kalisz]], [[Gdańsk ]], and [[Łódź]], and in 1951 began teaching at the [[Chopin University of Music]] in Warsaw. Wiłkomirska formed a [[piano trio]] with Wanda and Kazimierz and toured in Europe and Asia.<ref name="Slonimsky1988">{{cite book|author=Nicolas Slonimsky|title=The Concise Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6Og6AQAAIAAJ&pg=PA1007|year=1988|publisher=Schirmer Books|isbn=978-0-02-872411-9|pages=1361}}</ref><ref>https://www.discogs.com/artist/3865439-Maria-Wi%C5%82komirska</ref><ref>https://culture.pl/pl/tworca/maria-wilkomirska</ref>


Born in [[Moscow]], Wiłkomirska was the daughter of violinist [[Alfred Wiłkomirski]]; her half-sister [[Wanda Wiłkomirska|Wanda]] was a violinist, her half-brother [[Józef Wiłkomirski|Józef]] was a conductor, and her brother [[Kazimierz Wiłkomirski|Kazimierz]] was a cellist. From 1913 until 1917 she studied at the [[Moscow Conservatory]] under {{ill|Nadezhda Briusova|ru|Брюсова, Надежда Яковлевна}} and [[Boleslav Yavorsky]]; in 1920 she moved to [[Warsaw]] where she became a pupil of [[Józef Turczyński]]. She held positions as an instructor in [[Kalisz]], [[Gdańsk]], and [[Łódź]], and in 1951 began teaching at the [[Chopin University of Music]] in Warsaw. Wiłkomirska formed a [[piano trio]] with Wanda and Kazimierz and toured in Europe and Asia.<ref name="Slonimsky1988">{{cite book|author=Nicolas Slonimsky|title=The Concise Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6Og6AQAAIAAJ&pg=PA1007|year=1988|publisher=Schirmer Books|isbn=978-0-02-872411-9|pages=1361}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/3865439-Maria-Wiłkomirska|title=Maria Wiłkomirska|website=Discogs|accessdate=Mar 9, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://culture.pl/pl/tworca/maria-wilkomirska|title=Maria Wiłkomirska &#124; Życie i twórczość &#124; Artysta|website=Culture.pl|accessdate=Mar 9, 2021}}</ref>[[File:Wiłkomirscy rodzinny grób.jpg|thumb|The grave of Maria Wiłkomirska at [[Powązki Cemetery]]]]
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Maria Wiłkomirska in 1932

Maria Wiłkomirska (3 April 1904 - 19 June 1995) was a Polish pianist.

Born in Moscow, Wiłkomirska was the daughter of violinist Alfred Wiłkomirski; her half-sister Wanda was a violinist, her half-brother Józef was a conductor, and her brother Kazimierz was a cellist. From 1913 until 1917 she studied at the Moscow Conservatory under Nadezhda Briusova [ru] and Boleslav Yavorsky; in 1920 she moved to Warsaw where she became a pupil of Józef Turczyński. She held positions as an instructor in Kalisz, Gdańsk, and Łódź, and in 1951 began teaching at the Chopin University of Music in Warsaw. Wiłkomirska formed a piano trio with Wanda and Kazimierz and toured in Europe and Asia.[1][2][3]

The grave of Maria Wiłkomirska at Powązki Cemetery

References

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  1. ^ Nicolas Slonimsky (1988). The Concise Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians. Schirmer Books. p. 1361. ISBN 978-0-02-872411-9.
  2. ^ "Maria Wiłkomirska". Discogs. Retrieved Mar 9, 2021.
  3. ^ "Maria Wiłkomirska | Życie i twórczość | Artysta". Culture.pl. Retrieved Mar 9, 2021.