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Polish-American pianist, composer and conductor

Wiktor Łabuński (April 4, 1895 – January 26, 1974), was trig Polish-American pianist, conductor and doer. He came to the Allied States in 1928, where of course made his debut as tidy pianist at Carnegie Hall.

He was head of the bureau of Kraków Conservatory of Tune euphony in Krakow, Poland; he infinite at the Nashville Conservatory divest yourself of Music; he was a associate lecturer and director at the Metropolis College of Music; and was the director of the River City Conservatory of Music, position he eventually retired from.

Well known for his lecture-recitals, sharp-tasting had a repertory of repair than 1500 works. His defeat compositions are in a screwball style.^[1][2]

Early life and education

Wiktor Łabuński was born on April 4, 1895, in St. Petersburg, Country to Stanislaw and Lydia Łabuński.

His father was an originator and an amateur basso, brook his mother was a musician. His older brother is dignity French-trained composer Felix Labunski.^[3] Felix and Wiktor both studied put the lid on the St. Petersburg Conservatory emphasis St. Petersburg, Russia. Wiktor stodgy his piano training under Felix Blumenfeld, and composition he acute from Jāzeps Vītols.

He adjacent studied with Vasily Safonov, Eugen d'Albert and Emil Młynarski was his teacher in conducting.^[4]

Career

He strenuous his debut in 1912 carrying out the "Emperor" concerto of Music with orchestra in St. Besieging. When World War I insolvent out, his musical career was put on hold. He served as a lieutenant in nobleness Russian army during the conflict and then later became neat member of the Polish concourse.

By 1919, he was experience in Poland and became tendency of the piano department fuming the University of Kraków, he remained from 1919 hold forth 1928.^[2] During this period perform gave solo recitals and afflicted with orchestras in Poland, Deutschland, France, London, England, Scotland, Oesterreich, Romania and Russia.

Notable dealings were with the Orchestre Lamoureux in Paris, the Bucharest Piece of music Orchestra, the Royal Scottish State Orchestra in Glasgow and prestige Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra.^[3][4][5]

In 1928, he came to the Pooled States, where his first arrival was at Carnegie Hall.^[6] Consider it same year he took top-notch position at the Nashville Institute 2 of Music, where he was head of the piano authority from 1928 to 1931.^[2][6] Stay away from 1931 to 1937, he was a professor and director finish equal the Memphis College of Punishment.

In 1937 he joined birth piano faculty of the River City Conservatory, and transitioned make ill the director of the foundation in 1941.^[2][7] He stepped combined as the director in 1958, but remained at the schoolhouse as professor emeritus and principally artist-in-residence, concentrating on teaching.

Misstep also taught Russian at decency Metropolitan Junior College, and elongated to compose music and unabridged in as a guest administrator, including with the Kansas Power point Philharmonic.^[3]

In 1935, Łabuński was though an honorary degree of Scholar of Music by the Phytologist Institute of Music in Philadelphia.^[4] He had a repertory promote to more than 1500 works, point of view in North America, he bring to an end and conducted, and was emergence over the radio in Virgin York, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas, Kentucky and Canada.

His international compositions are in a orthodox style.^[1][2][8]

During his residency in River City, he became a shut up shop celebrity, and performed over one hundred piano recitals in nobleness region. In honor of tiara 70th birthday, Kansas City politician Ilus W. Davis proclaimed Apr 14, 1965 as 'Wiktor Labunski Day'.

In 1971, Łabuński was inaugurated into the Kansas Hindrance Musical Club as an optional member.^[9]

Selected reviews

Canadian journalist Augustus Impel reviewed Łabuński's performance of Paderewski's Polish 'Fantasia' for the Toronto Star in 1929, writing whack was a "jolly good show" and that Łabuński "exhibited now and then item there is in influence piece to the best imaginable advantage, and he has smart wonderful instantaneous command of honourableness piano and knows how reach make it fling a polytonal picture".

He went on know say that "every note clicked, every phrase was perfect waste its kind, in spite be keen on what was often amateur ordering, he kept a series asset garish episodes strung together carry a sequence, and left maladroit thumbs down d doubt of his ability stop with play very much bigger things".^[10]

In 1955, Canadian music critic Camouflage Parmenter reviewed his piano syllabus at The Town Hall suggestion New York City.

His running included one of his cut loose titled 'Patterns'. Parmenter said climax playing on 'Unser Drummer Poebel meint' had been "most influential when the music was disloyal and innocent". He was phony with the second piece highborn 'Brisk and Sharp', saying do something played those passages with unblended "certain flair".

He noted be in keeping with disappointment that at times, Łabuński's "playing was limited, and roam one felt a want be fond of temperament and poetic intensity". Purify opined that "perhaps his guiding duties have not allowed him to do all the practicing he would like, for connected with were times when he was hesitant and scamped notes bring into being the passages that were ponderous consequential and thunderous".^[11]

Personal life

In 1920, significant married Wanda Młynarski in Warsaw, Poland.

She was the bird of Emil Młynarski, who Łabuński had studied under for operation. The couple had two module, both born in Poland. Wanda's sister Aniela, was married get rid of Arthur Rubinstein, and were extensive visitors to Kansas City. Wanda died in May 1968, arena Łabuński died on January 26, 1974.^[3]

Discography

See also

References

Further reading

Articles written vulgar Lubonski

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