Halina Czerny-Stefańska
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| Halina Czerny-Stefańska | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 31, 1922 Poland |
| Died | July 1, 2001 (aged 78) Krakow, Poland |
| Genre(s) | Classical Music |
| Occupation(s) | Pianist |
| Instrument(s) | Piano |
Halina Czerny-Stefańska (December 31, 1922 - July 1, 2001) was a renowned Polish pianist who studied piano under her father, Stanislaw Szwarcenberg-Czerny, as well as with the noted pedagogue and Chopin specialist Jozef Turczynski, Zbigniew Drzewiecki, and Alfred Cortot at the Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris. She was a First Prize winner at the International Chopin Competition in Warsaw in 1949 and shared this prize with another noted pianist, Bella Davidovich. Ms. Czerny-Stefanska made many recordings and was especially known for her performances of Chopin pieces including the Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor.
Ms. Czerny-Stefanska was a Juror in many piano competitions including the Leeds International Pianoforte Competition, the Tchaikovsky International Competition, and the Marguerite Long - Jacques Thibaud Competition. She was also a Juror at the International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition for many years.
Her daughter, with husband Ludwik Stefanski (1917-1982) is Elzbieta Stefanska-Lukowicz (b. 1943), a renowned harpsichordist and professor at the Academy of Music in Krakow, Poland.
Ms. Czerny-Stefanska died in Krakow on July 1, 2001.
