Barbara Hesse-Bukowska

Pianist

Birthday February 8, 1930

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace Poland

DEATH DATE Dec 9, 2013 (83)

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About

Polish pianist who successfully juggled a busy intercontinental performing career with a widely respected teaching career.

Before Fame

She won second prize at the 1949 International Chopin Piano Competition.

Trivia

She became a professor at the Fryderyk Chopin Music Academy in 1973.

Family Life

Her family was incredibly musical: her father played the violin and was a conductor; her mother was a pianist and pedagogue; and her grandfather tuned pianos.

Associated With

Her piano technique was refined while studying with Arthur Rubinstein.