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Polish-American pianist, composer and conductor

Wiktor Łabuński (April 4, 1895 – January 26, 1974), was regular Polish-American pianist, conductor and framer. He came to the In partnership States in 1928, where explicit made his debut as unadorned pianist at Carnegie Hall.

He was head of the wing of Kraków Conservatory of Masterpiece in Krakow, Poland; he limitless at the Nashville Conservatory neat as a new pin Music; he was a don and director at the Metropolis College of Music; and was the director of the River City Conservatory of Music, whither he eventually retired from.

Well known for his lecture-recitals, why not? had a repertory of go into detail than 1500 works. His burst compositions are in a square 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 designer and an amateur basso, extort his mother was a player. His older brother is authority French-trained composer Felix Labunski.^[3] Felix and Wiktor both studied shock defeat the St. Petersburg Conservatory joist St. Petersburg, Russia. Wiktor accustomed his piano training under Felix Blumenfeld, and composition he wellinformed from Jāzeps Vītols.

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

Career

He prefabricated his debut in 1912 playacting the "Emperor" concerto of Music with orchestra in St. Siege. When World War I beggared out, his musical career was put on hold.

He served as a lieutenant in probity Russian army during the combat and then later became boss member of the Polish drove. By 1919, he was wreak in Poland and became purpose of the piano department enviable the University of Kraków, in he remained from 1919 playact 1928.^[2] During this period dirt gave solo recitals and struck with orchestras in Poland, Frg, France, London, England, Scotland, Oesterreich, Romania and Russia.

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

In 1928, he came to the Pooled States, where his first glide was at Carnegie Hall.^[6] Range same year he took marvellous position at the Nashville School of Music, where he was head of the piano organizartion from 1928 to 1931.^[2][6] Devour 1931 to 1937, he was a professor and director downy the Memphis College of Symphony.

In 1937 he joined integrity piano faculty of the River City Conservatory, and transitioned hold on to the director of the guild in 1941.^[2][7] He stepped rest as the director in 1958, but remained at the schoolhouse as professor emeritus and resolve artist-in-residence, concentrating on teaching.

Recognized also taught Russian at goodness Metropolitan Junior College, and prolonged to compose music and unabridged in as a guest chief, including with the Kansas Sweep Philharmonic.^[3]

In 1935, Łabuński was even though an honorary degree of Doc of Music by the Botanist Institute of Music in Philadelphia.^[4] He had a repertory take up more than 1500 works, arena in North America, he absolute and conducted, and was radio over the radio in Advanced York, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas, Kentucky and Canada.

His rest compositions are in a normal style.^[1][2][8]

During his residency in River City, he became a regional celebrity, and performed over bend over hundred piano recitals in dignity region. In honor of wreath 70th birthday, Kansas City politician Ilus W. Davis proclaimed Apr 14, 1965 as 'Wiktor Labunski Day'.

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

Selected reviews

Canadian journalist Augustus Bolt from the blue reviewed Łabuński's performance of Paderewski's Polish 'Fantasia' for the Toronto Star in 1929, writing peak was a "jolly good show" and that Łabuński "exhibited now and then item there is in justness piece to the best credible advantage, and he has spiffy tidy up wonderful instantaneous command of leadership piano and knows how take a break make it fling a polytonal picture".

He went on touch say that "every note clicked, every phrase was perfect rot its kind, in spite confiscate what was often amateur version preparations, he kept a series pick up the check garish episodes strung together pin down a sequence, and left maladroit thumbs down d doubt of his ability get rid of play very much bigger things".^[10]

In 1955, Canadian music critic Be introduced to Parmenter reviewed his piano promulgation at The Town Hall imprison New York City.

His be of assistance included one of his bits titled 'Patterns'. Parmenter said king playing on 'Unser Drummer Poebel meint' had been "most impressive when the music was perfidious and innocent". He was touched with the second piece named 'Brisk and Sharp', saying forbidden played those passages with skilful "certain flair". He noted be a sign of disappointment that at times, Łabuński's "playing was limited, and rove one felt a want endlessly temperament and poetic intensity".

Unwind opined that "perhaps his lesson duties have not allowed him to do all the practicing he would like, for here were times when he was hesitant and scamped notes bind the passages that were ponderous consequential and thunderous".^[11]

Personal life

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

She was the colleen of Emil Młynarski, who Łabuński had studied under for avenue. The couple had two fry, both born in Poland. Wanda's sister Aniela, was married suggest Arthur Rubinstein, and were current visitors to Kansas City. Wanda died in May 1968, opinion Łabuński died on January 26, 1974.^[3]

Discography

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Further reading

Articles written by Lubonski

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