Polish pianist, composer, and teacher. He has been described as the "Pianist of Pianists". He was teacher at the New York College of Music. He also worked in Broad Street Conservatory in Philadelphia, and in the Chicago Conservatory, where he headed the piano department. A successful European concert tour in 1900 landed him in Berlin, where he divided his time between performing and teaching. From 1909 to 1914 he taught master classes at the Vienna Academy of Music. When the World War I began, he come back to New York. The suicide of his younger son in 1932 and the death of his wife in 1933, made that he stopped composing.As a composer, Godowsky is best known for his paraphrases of piano pieces by other composers. His most famous work in this genre is the 53 Studies on Chopin's Etudes. Cause of death: Stomach cancer.
Polish pianist, composer, and teacher. He has been described as the "Pianist of Pianists". He was teacher at the New York College of Music. He also worked in Broad Street Conservatory in Philadelphia, and in the Chicago Conservatory, where he headed the piano department. A successful European concert tour in 1900 landed him in Berlin, where he divided his time between performing and teaching. From 1909 to 1914 he taught master classes at the Vienna Academy of Music. When the World War I began, he come back to New York. The suicide of his younger son in 1932 and the death of his wife in 1933, made that he stopped composing.As a composer, Godowsky is best known for his paraphrases of piano pieces by other composers. His most famous work in this genre is the 53 Studies on Chopin's Etudes. Cause of death: Stomach cancer.
Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni
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