Józef Wieniawski

Józef Wieniawski (23 May 1837 – 11 November 1912) was a Polish pianist, composer, conductor and teacher. He was born in Lublin, the younger brother of the famous violinist Henryk Wieniawski. After Franz Liszt, he was the first pianist to publicly perform all the études by Chopin. He appeared with Liszt in recitals in Paris, London, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Brussels, Leipzig and Amsterdam. Near the end of his life, a journalist asked him how long he intended to serve music. He replied: “As long as I remain young!” Life Józef Wieniawski studied at the Conservatoire de Paris with Pierre Zimmermann and Antoine François Marmontel in 1847, leaving in 1850. In 1855 he received a scholarship from the Tsar of Russia to study with Franz Liszt in Weimar and from 1856 until 1858 in Berlin with Adolf Bernhard Marx, with whom he studied music theory. He left 11 mechanical recordings of his piano pieces which to date have not come to light. Compositions *Allegro de Sonate for Violin and Piano, Op. 2 *Valse de Concert No. 1 in D-flat major, Op. 3 “À mon maître et ami Mr A. Marmontel, Professseur au Conservatoire de Paris” *Tarantella, Op. 4 “À Monsieur F. Liszt” *Grand Duo Polonais for Violin and Pi