Henri Kowalski

Henri Kowalski (April 1, 1841; Paris France — July 8, 1916; Bordeaux, France)[1] was a French pianist and composer.[2] Born in Paris to a French mother and Polish father, Kowalski studied piano at the Paris Conservatoire with Michele Carafa and Samuel David;[3] although he was asked to leave in 1860 for failure to attend regularly.[4] His work includes the opera Gilles de Bretagne (1877).[5] A regular traveller, he lived in Australia from 1885 to 1896.[6] He published in 1872 his impressions of his travels in the United States, which includes a list of his musical compositions.[7]

Henri Kowalski, c.1880

References
  1. Slonimsky, Nicolas. “Baker’s Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, 8th Edition”, 1993
  2. Murphy, Kerry (2017). "Henri Kowalski (1841–1916): A French Musician in Colonial Australia". Australian Historical Studies, 48(3): 346–362. doi:10.1080/1031461X.2017.1329327
  3. Slonimsky
  4. Murphy 2017, 350.
  5. Murphy 2017, 351.
  6. Murphy 2017, 354.
  7. Slonimsky

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