Ignacy Paderewski Biography

Ignacy Paderewski biography

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NAME: Ignacy Paderewski
OCCUPATION: Songwriter, Pianist, Political Leader
BIRTH DATE: November 18, 1860
DEATH DATE: June 29, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH: Kurilovka, Podolia Governorafte, Russia
PLACE OF DEATH: New York City, New York
Full Name: Ignacy Jan Paderewski
AKA: Ignacy Paderewski

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Ignacy Paderewski was a world famous concert pianist who also became Poland’s first prime minister in 1919.

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Born on November 18, 1860, in Kurylowka, Poland, Ignacy Paderewski studied and taught at Warsaw Conservatory before receiving tutelage from Theodor Leschetizky. Paderewski became a world- renowned concert pianist and, upon Poland achieving independence, was the country’s first prime minister in 1919. He continued to tour from 1921 into his later years. He died on June 29, 1941.