Jozef Turczynski

Pianist

Birthday February 2, 1884

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace Poland

DEATH DATE 1953

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About

Musician, pedagogue, and musicologist who made significant contributions to piano teaching and performance.

Before Fame

He was instructed by Italian composer Ferruccio Busoni when he was in Vienna and by famed pianist Anna Yesipova while in Russia.

Trivia

He instructed many future notable pianists, including Ryszard Bakst, Witold MaÅ'cużyÅ"ski, Halina Czerny-StefaÅ"ska, and StanisÅ'aw Szpinalski.

Family Life

His father was his first teacher.

Associated With

He was a Frederic Chopin devotee and helped with the editing and compiling of the 27-volume Edition of the Complete Works of Chopin, which was published in 1949.