Ignacy Jan Paderewski
Ignace Jan Paderewski (November 6, 1860 - June 29, 1941) was a Polish pianist and composer born in Kurylowka, a village in the province of Podolia, Russian Poland. He studied music chiefly at Warsaw, Berlin and Vienna, where he was a pupil of Theodor Leschetizky. He made his first public appearance in Vienna in 1887, in Paris in 1889, and in London in 1890, his brilliant playing created a furore which went to almost extravagant lengths of admiration; and his triumphs were repeated in the United States in 1891. His name at once became synonymous with the highest pitch of pianoforte playing, and society was at his feet. In 1899 he married Baroness de Rosen, and after 1900 he appeared but little in public; rather, he became better known as a composer, chiefly of pieces for his own instrument. In 1901 his opera Manru was performed at Dresden. He died in New York.
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- This article incorporates text from the public domain 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.