Paderewski, Ignacy Jan, 1860-1941

Variant names
Dates:
Birth 1860-11-18
Death 1941-06-29
Poles,
Polish, French, English,

Biographical notes:

Polish pianist, composer, and statesman.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p., n.d.], to an unidentified recipient, n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270674147

From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [Morges, 12 December 1938], to Mr. & Mrs. H[arry] H[arkness] Flagler, 1938 Dec. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270674145

From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [Morges], 2 September 1928, to Alfred Cortot, 1928 Sept. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270674139

From the description of Typewritten letter signed, dated : Morges, 11 July 1939, to Mrs. [Frank P.] Deering, 1939 July 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270674142

From the description of "Manru II Act" : autograph manuscript, 1914 Apr. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270568159

From the description of "Manru / II Act" : autograph manuscript, 1917 Mar. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270568156

From the description of "Fantaisie Polonaise / op 19" : autograph manuscript, 1893. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270568153

From the description of Printed document signed, dated : "Somewhere in Europe," 1940, to Mrs. Melbert B. Cary, Jr. [i.e. Mary Flagler Cary], 1940 Dec. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270674137

From the description of Sonate / pour piano et violon / Op. 13. / I.J. Paderewski. [1880?] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270568161

Polish statesman and musician; premier, 1919.

From the description of Ignace Jan Paderewski papers, 1687-1983. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754870126

Paderewski was a Polish composer and statesman, active in foreign affairs on behalf of Poland. After WWI he became prime minister and minister of foreign affairs.

From the description of Portrait photograph, ca.1900-1920. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122595014

Pianist and composer.

From the description of Ignace Jan Paderewski papers, 1941. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70984272

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

1860 Nov. 6 Born, Kurylowka, Podolia, Ukraine 1872 Studied music, Warsaw Conservatory 1876 Taught piano, Warsaw Conservatory 1880 Married Antonina Korsak, who died a year later 1882 Studied in Berlin under Friedrich Kiel 1884 1887 Studied in Vienna under Theodor Leschetizky Taught at Strasbourg Conservatory 1887 1891 Made first public appearances as a pianist in Vienna, Paris, London, and New York 1893 Composed "The Polish Fantasia" for piano and orchestra (Opus 19) 1896 Established the Paderewski Fund in support of musical compositions in the United States 1898 Settled in Riond-Bosson near Morges, Switzerland 1899 Married Helena Gorska 1901 Composed the opera Manru 1909 Director, Warsaw Conservatory 1910 Presented the City of Krakow with a monument commemorating the victory of the Poles over the Teutonic Order upon the 500th anniversary of the Battle of Grunwald 1915 Member and representative to the United States, General Committee for Polish Relief (organized in Switzerland in January) 1917 Member and representative to the United States, Polish National Committee; frequently urged Woodrow Wilson to include Poland in his Fourteen Points 1919 Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Poland; delegate, Paris Peace Conference Resigned November 27 and returned to Riond-Bosson 1920 Delegate plenipotentiary of Poland to the League of Nations 1921 Resumed musical career in Europe and the United States 1938 Author (with Mary Lawton), The Paderewski Memoirs 1939 President, Polish National Council (Rada Narodowa) of the Polish Government-in-Exile, Paris 1940 Left Europe for the United States 1941 June 29 Died, New York City

From the guide to the Ignacy Jan Paderewski papers, (Hoover Institution Archives.)

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Subjects:

  • Composers
  • Composers
  • Music
  • Operas
  • Opera
  • Pianists
  • Piano music
  • Polish people
  • Sonatas (Violin and piano)
  • Statesmen
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945

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  • Composers
  • Pianists
  • Statesmen

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  • United States (as recorded)
  • Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh (as recorded)
  • Poland (as recorded)
  • Poland (as recorded)
  • Poland (as recorded)

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