Tadeusz Żmudziński

Tadeusz Żmudziński studied at Academy of Music in Katowice. Training under Imre Ungár is recorded. The recorded working language is Polish. Distinctions recorded are Zasłużony Działacz Kultury, Work Flag Order, 2nd class, Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta and Medal of the 40th Anniversary of People's Poland.

In 1946, Żmudziński graduated with highest honours from the University of Music in Katowice, where he studied under Prof. Władysława Markiewiczówna. The following year he took lessons from Imre Ungar, Walter Gieseking and Alfred Cortot. In 1949 he won 12th place at the IV International Chopin Piano Competition. He gave world premieres of several piano concertos, including those of Bolesław Szabelski (1976), Robert Nessler (1961) and Krzysztof Meyer (1984). He was also famous for playing both Brahms' piano concertos at one recital. From 1961 he taught at the Academy of Music in Kraków, where his students included Andrzej Pikul and Mariola Cieniawa, from 1973 also in his alma mater in Katowice. Four times (1975, 1980, 1985, 1990) he was a member of the jury in the Chopin and Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competitions.

Tadeusz Żmudziński is recorded as having received Zasłużony Działacz Kultury, Work Flag Order, 2nd class and Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta.