Elżbieta Stefańska
Elżbieta Stefańska-Kłyś (born 7 September 1943, Kraków) is a Polish harpsichordist player and professor.
Elżbieta Stefańska

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- Born
- 7 September 1943
- Birthplace
- Kraków, Occupied Poland
- Nationality
- Poland
- Occupation
- teacher · harpsichordist · musician
- Fields
- classical music
- Education
- Academy of Music in Kraków
- Honours
- Silver Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis · Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- Languages
- Polish
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Elżbieta Stefańska-Kłyś (born 7 September 1943, Kraków) is a Polish harpsichordist player and professor.
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Elżbieta Stefańska (born 1943) is a Polish harpsichordist, musician and teacher. The harpsichordist was born in Kraków.
Elżbieta Stefańska studied at Academy of Music in Kraków. The harpsichordist worked for Academy of Music in Kraków.
Genres include classical music. Languages used include Polish. Elżbieta Stefańska received Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta.
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Elżbieta Stefańska studied at Academy of Music in Kraków. the recorded working language is Polish. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are classical music. Employment is recorded with Academy of Music in Kraków. Distinctions recorded are Silver Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis and Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta.
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• Born — 7 September 1943 • Birthplace — Kraków, Occupied Poland • Instrument — Harpsichord
Biography
Biography
She is the daughter of pianists Halina Czerny-Stefańska and Ludwik Stefański. In her youth, she studied harpsichord under the supervision of Janina Wysocka-Ochlewska, and then completed her studies at the Academy of Music in Kraków and in the classes of Hans Pischner from Berlin. She perfected her skills at master classes in Siena and Weimar. In 1982 she obtained the title of professor. From 1981 to 1990 she was the head of the Department of Harpsichord and Period Instruments at the Academy of Music in Krakow. She also conducts master classes.
Awards
She has been awarded with the Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2001) and the Silver (2008) and Gold (2018) Gloria Artis Medal for Merit to Culture.
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- 1.Elżbieta Stefańska – harpsichord. amuz.krakow.pl.
- 2.University Concert. filharmonia.krakow.pl. 2019-01-23.
- 3.Iwanicka-Nijakowska, Anna. Elżbieta Stefańska. March 2011.
- 4.Monitor Polski 2002 3 55
- 5.List of laureates of the medal for merit to culture - Gloria Artis. mkidn.gov.pl.
- 6.Silver Medals "For Merit to Culture - Gloria Artis" were aarded to Elżbieta Stefańska and Zbigniew Święch. krakow.pl.
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