Zbigniew Drzewiecki

Zbigniew Drzewiecki
Drzewiecki in the 1930s
Born	(1890-04-08)8 April 1890 Warsaw,Poland
Died	11 April 1971(1971-04-11)(aged 81)
Occupation(s)	Pianist, pedagogue

Drzewiecki's memorial plaque,Academy of Music in Kraków

Zbigniew Drzewiecki(Polish pronunciation:[ˈzbiɡɲɛvdʐɛˈvjɛt͡skʲi];8 April 1890 – 11 April 1971) was aPolishpianistwho was for most of his life a teacher of pianists. He was especially associated with the interpretation ofFrédéric Chopin's works. His pupils include several famous pianists of the 20th century, and his influence was therefore very pervasive.

Drzewiecki was born inWarsaw.He commenced study under his father, and then, at Warsaw, under Oberfeldt and Pilecki. After he had matriculated he went (from 1909 to 1914) toVienna,to the atelier ofTheodor Leschetizky,where he studied withMarie Prentner,the master's assistant. He gave many recitals in Polish towns, and also in Vienna,PragueandBerlin.

In 1916 he became professor of advanced pianoforte classes at theWarsaw Conservatory,and continued to teach there until his death in 1971. He assisted in establishing theInternational Chopin Piano Competition,and served upontheir juriesfrom the first occasion, 1927, until 1971. After theSecond World War,and especially after the death ofJózef Turczyński(1884–1953), he was considered the greatest Polish piano teacher.

Students

For Drzewiecki's notable students, seeList of music students by teacher: C to F § Zbigniew Drzewiecki.

The following is an incomplete list of pianists who studied with Drzewiecki:

• Ryszard Bakst
• Enrique Bátiz Campbell
• Felicja Blumental
• Walter Buczynski
• Paweł Chęciński
• Halina Czerny-Stefańska
• Jan Ekier
• Róża Etkin-Moszkowska
• Kazio (Kazimierz) Gelernter
• Lidia Grychtołówna
• Izio Hamerman
• Adam Harasiewicz
• Halina Kalmanowicz
• Władysław Kędra
• Bolesław Kon
• Li QiFang
• Helena Landau
• Hiroko Nakamura
• Edward Olearczyk
• Eva Osińska
• Regina Smendzianka
• Marta Sosińska
• Richard (Ryszard) Spira(1923-1942)
• John Tilbury
• Fou Ts'ong
• Roger Woodward
• Eva Maria Zuk
• Tea Zusman

Sources

• A. Eaglefield-Hull,Dictionary of Modern Music and Musicians(Dent, London 1924).
• J. Methuen-Campbell,Chopin Playing from the Composer to the Present Day(Gollancz, London 1981).
• Drzewiecki, Zbigniew. Wspomnienia muzyka. (Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne, Kraków 2010).