Alfred Wiłkomirski (3 January 1873 - 31 July 1950) was a Polish violinist and pedagogue. Born in

Azov Azov (, ), previously known as Azak ( Turki/ Kypchak: ), is a town in Rostov Oblast, Russia, situated on the Don River just from the Sea of Azov, which derives its name from the town. The population is History Early settlements in the vici ...

, Wiłkomirski studied under

Jan Hřímalý Jan Hřímalý (, also ''Ivan Voitsekhovich Grzhimali''; 13 April 1844 – ) was an influential Czech violinist and teacher, who was associated with the Moscow Conservatory for 46 years in 1869–1915. Biography Hřímalý was born in Plzeň, Bo ...

at the

Moscow Conservatory The Moscow Conservatory, also officially Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory () is a higher musical educational institution located in Moscow, Russia. It grants undergraduate and graduate degrees in musical performance and musical research. Th ...

before embarking on a teaching career. Moving to Poland in 1920, he held positions in

Kalisz Kalisz () is a city in central Poland, and the second-largest city in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, with 97,905 residents (December 2021). It is the capital city of the Kalisz Region. Situated on the Prosna river in the southeastern part of Gr ...

(1920–26) and in

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(1929–39 and again in 1945–50). He was the father of the cellist

Kazimierz Wiłkomirski Kazimierz Wiłkomirski; (September 1, 1900, Moscow – March 7, 1995, Warsaw) was a Polish cellist, composer and conductor. Son of Alfred Wiłkomirski, brother of Maria Wiłkomirska, Wanda Wiłkomirska and violinist Michael Wilkomirski. Graduate ...

, the pianist

Maria Wiłkomirska Maria Wiłkomirska (3 April 1904 - 19 June 1995) was a Polish pianist. Born in Moscow, Wiłkomirska was the daughter of violinist Alfred Wiłkomirski; her half-sister Wanda was a violinist, her half-brother Józef was a conductor, and her broth ...

, and the violinist

Wanda Wiłkomirska Wanda Wiłkomirska (11 January 1929 – 1 May 2018) was a Polish violinist and academic teacher. She was known for both the classical repertoire and for her interpretation of 20th-century music, having received two Order of Merit of the Republic o ...

, who performed as a trio around Europe and Asia; his son Józef was a composer and conductor, and his son Michał was a violinist.

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