Person Open DS/UK/2228 Niedzielski; Stanislas (1905-1975); Polish pianist Niedzielski Stanislas 1905-1975 Polish pianist Male

Stanislas Niedzielski (1905 – 1975) was a Polish pianist, noted for his playing of Chopin. His given name is also seen as Stanislaw or Stanislaus. He was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1905 and studied with Józef Sliwinski and Henryk Opienski in Poland, and with Ignacy Jan Paderewski in Switzerland. He gave his first concert in London in 1925. He played Cyril Scott's Piano Concerto No. 1 in March 1928, with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra under Sir Dan Godfrey (the source refers to him as a "teenager", but he appears to have been about 23). On 18 January 1930, in Madrid, he gave the first performance of Joaquín Turina's Contes d'Espagne, Set II, Op. 47. He toured to many countries, including frequent performances in South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. For a performance at Birmingham Town Hall around 1950 he brought his own piano in a box trailer towed behind his car. He settled in Paris, dying there in 1975 of a tropical disease contracted during an African tour. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSkeyte 10/4/2012 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 a5ad68ca-c3d6-4da8-af55-80c72d3becc5