Jerzy Żurawlew

Jerzy Żurawlew (December 25, 1886, Rostov-on-Don – October 3, 1980, Warsaw) was a Polish pianist, conductor, and professor at the Warsaw conservatory. He studied with Aleksander Michałowski, and was a favourite pupil. He was the founder of the International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition, at Warsaw in 1927.[1]

References

  1. ^ J. Methuen-Campbell 1981, Plate facing p. 67, &pp. 73, 113, 223.

External links

Warsaw Chopin Competition website [1]

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