Bolesław Kon
Illustration — A portrait of Bolesław Kon Bolesław Kon (9 December 190610 June 1936) was a Polish concert pianist who won international acclaim in his brief career. Kon was born into a poor Jewish family in Warsaw. He began his piano training aged about 10, at the Moscow Conservatory under Konstantin Igumnov.
Bolesław Kon
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- Born
- 1906 · Warsaw.
- Died
- 1936 · Warsaw.
- Nationality
- Poland
- Occupation
- composer · pianist
- Fields
- classical
- Education
- Chopin University of Music
- Languages
- Polish
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Born at Warsaw in 1906, died in Warsaw in 1936.
Bolesław Kon studied at Chopin University of Music. The recorded working language is Polish. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are classical.
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- 1.Methuen-Campbell, James. Chopin Playing: From the Composer to the Present Day. V. Gollancz. 136. 1981. 978-0-575-02884-5.
- 2.J. Methuen-Campbell 1981, 116.
- 3.Polish Perspectives. 20. 1965.
- 4.Methuen-Campbell, James. Chopin Playing: From the Composer to the Present Day. V. Gollancz. 116. 1981. 978-0-575-02884-5.
- 5.J. Methuen-Campbell 1981, 182.
- 6.Musical Courier Company. Musical Courier: A Weekly Journal Devoted to Music and the Music Trades. 28. 1933.
- 7.Methuen-Campbell, James. Chopin Playing: From the Composer to the Present Day. V. Gollancz. 116. 1981. 978-0-575-02884-5.
- 8.Instrumentalist Company. Clavier: A Magazine for Pianists & Organists. 6. 1993.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 3
- J. Methuen-Campbell, Chopin Playing From The Composer To The Present Day (Gollancz, London 1981).
- Fryderyk Chopin Institute, Website.
- Vienna's Music Contests 1933 → " Musical Courier July 15, 1933. → http://blog.livedoor.jp/bookshell/archives/1286524.html
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