Wiktor labunski biography sample

Polish-American pianist, composer and conductor

Wiktor Łabuński (April 4, 1895 – January 26, 1974), was a Polish-American pianist, conductor and composer. He came to the United States in 1928, where he made his debut as a pianist at Carnegie Hall.

He was head of the department of Kraków Conservatory of Music in Krakow, Poland; he taught at the Nashville Conservatory of Music; he was a professor and director at the Memphis College of Music; and was the director of the Kansas City Conservatory of Music, where he eventually retired from.

Well known for his lecture-recitals, he had a repertory of more than 1500 works. His own compositions are in a conventional style.^[1][2]

Early life and education

Wiktor Łabuński was born on April 4, 1895, in St. Petersburg, Russia to Stanislaw and Lydia Łabuński. His father was an engineer and an amateur basso, and his mother was a pianist. His older brother is the French-trained composer Felix La