Henryk Wieniawski (10 July 1835 – 31 March 1880) was a Polish violinist and composer.
He was born in Lublin, Congress Poland, Russian Empire, into a Jewish family. His father, Tobiasz Pietruszka, had converted to Catholicism. His talent for playing the violin was recognized early on, and in 1843 he entered the Paris Conservatoire. After graduation, Wieniawski toured extensively, giving many recitals on which he was often accompanied by his brothe...
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Henryk Wieniawski (10 July 1835 – 31 March 1880) was a Polish violinist and composer.
He was born in Lublin, Congress Poland, Russian Empire, into a Jewish family. His father, Tobiasz Pietruszka, had converted to Catholicism. His talent for playing the violin was recognized early on, and in 1843 he entered the Paris Conservatoire. After graduation, Wieniawski toured extensively, giving many recitals on which he was often accompanied by his brother Józef on piano. In 1847 Henryk Wieniawski published his first opus, a Grand Caprice Fantastique, the start of a modest but important catalog of 24 opus numbers.
When his engagement to Isabella Hampton was opposed by her parents, Wieniawski wrote Légende, Op. 17; this work helped the parents change their mind, and the couple married in 1860.
At the invitation of Anton Rubinstein, Wieniawski moved to St. Petersburg, where he lived from 1860 to 1872, teaching many violin students and leading the orchestra and string quartet of the Russian...
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