Regina Smendzianka (9 October 192415 September 2011) was a Polish pianist.

Biography

Regina Smendzianka was born in

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, and began her public performances as a child of eight surprising the audience with her mature interpretation of the classical works. In 1949 she was awarded the just resumed

IV International Chopin Piano Competition The IV International Chopin Piano Competition ( pl, IV Międzynarodowy Konkurs Pianistyczny im. Fryderyka Chopina) was held from 15 September to 15 October 1949 in Warsaw. The first competition after World War II, it was held in connection with ...

's 11th prize soon after graduating from the State Higher School of Music in Kraków (at present

Academy of Music in Kraków The Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków ( pl, Akademia Muzyczna im. Krzysztofa Pendereckiego w Krakowie) is a conservatory located in central Kraków, Poland. It is the '' alma mater'' of the renowned Polish contemporary composer Krz ...

) with the highest marks. She was a disciple of

Zbigniew Drzewiecki Zbigniew Drzewiecki (; 8 April 189011 April 1971) was a Polish pianist who was for most of his life a teacher of pianists. He was especially associated with the interpretation of Frédéric Chopin's works. His pupils include several famous pian ...

from 1950 to 1955, and subsequently launched an international career. Smendzianka held a professorship at the Fryderyk Chopin Music Academy in Warsaw (at present

Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw 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.

) until 1996, briefly serving as the institution's rector. Among her students are contemporary classical pianists such as: Andrzej Dutkiewicz, Elżbieta Karaś-Krasztel, Maria Korecka, Ewa Kupiec, Elżbieta Tarnawska, Sławomir Dobrzański, Maciej Grzybowski, Nina Drath, Jesús María Figueroa, Rosa María Delsordo, Kazimierz Brzozowski, Moto Harada, Artur Cieślak, Yumi Toyama. Smendzianka was a juror at the 1970, 1980,

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Jury of The Thirteenth International Chopin Piano Competition, Warsaw 1995
at the www.ddg.art.pl and 2000 editions of the Chopin Competition.

References

External links

at the www.forte-piano-pianissimo.com.
Biography
at The Fryderyk Chopin Institute in Warsaw. 1924 births 2011 deaths Alumni of the Academy of Music in Kraków Chopin University of Music faculty Prize-winners of the International Chopin Piano Competition People from Toruń Polish classical pianists Polish women pianists Women classical pianists 20th-century classical pianists Polish women academics Recipient of the Meritorious Activist of Culture badge 20th-century women pianists {{classical-pianist-stub