Jerzy Lefeld (Jerzy Albert Lefeld) born 17 January 1898 in Warsaw, died on 22 February 1980 in Warsaw, was a Polish composer, pianist and a music teacher. From 1917 until

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he taught piano at the

Warsaw Conservatory The Chopin University of Music ( pl, Uniwersytet Muzyczny Fryderyka Chopina, UMFC) is a musical conservatorium and academy located in central Warsaw, Poland. It is the oldest and largest music school in Poland, and one of the largest in Europe.

. He became its

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in 1933. In the period 1924-1926 he also collaborated with the experimental radio studio in Warsaw and from 1926 with the Polish Radio (including as a member of the Polish Radio Little Orchestra conducted by J. Ozimiński). In the years 1941-1944 he worked as a teacher and played in cafes and private homes. After the war he resumed work in the successor of the Conservatory, the

Fryderyk Chopin Music Academy The Chopin University of Music ( pl, Uniwersytet Muzyczny Fryderyka Chopina, UMFC) is a musical conservatorium and academy located in central Warsaw, Poland. It is the oldest and largest music school in Poland, and one of the largest in Europe.

. His notable pupils included

Witold Lutosławski Witold Roman Lutosławski (; 25 January 1913 – 7 February 1994) was a Polish composer and conductor. Among the major composers of 20th-century classical music, he is "generally regarded as the most significant Polish composer since Szyman ...

and

Stefan Kisielewski Stefan Kisielewski (7 March 1911 in Warsaw – 27 September 1991 in Warsaw, Poland), nicknames Kisiel, Julia Hołyńska, Teodor Klon, Tomasz Staliński, was a Polish writer, publicist, composer and politician, and one of the members of Znak, one ...

. He composed many pieces, including several

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Selected works

* ''String Sextet'' in E flat major for 2 Violins, 2 Violas and 2 Cellos, 1919 * ''Variations on a Folk Theme'' for Piano, 1937 * ''Six Songs'' for Voice and Orchestra, 1948

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Jerzy Lefeld

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1898 births 1990 deaths 20th-century composers 20th-century classical pianists 20th-century male musicians Polish composers Polish classical pianists Male classical pianists Chopin University of Music alumni {{Poland-composer-stub