WIENIAWSKI, Henryk

Born in Lublin, July 10, 1835
Died in Moscow, March 31, 1880

• Wieniawski was a Polish violin virtuoso who studied both violin and composition at the Paris Conservatory. 
• Wieniawski spent much of his career as a touring virtuoso, often appearing with his younger brother, pianist Józef Wieniawski.¹

“Without doubt the greatest violinist of his time.”

Anton Rubinstein on Wieniawski²

Biography from the Henryk Wieniawski Music Society

Pronunciation:
[‘hɛnrɪk vi’njafski]
“HEN-rick veen-YAFF-ski”
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1. Boris Schwarz and Zofia Chechlińska, “Wieniawski family,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed October 12, 2021, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000030284.
2. Quoted in Ibid.