How to Pronounce Władysław Kędra
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Sep 16, 1918 Łódź, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland Died on 26 Sep 1968 (aged 50)
Polish musician
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About Wadysaw Kdra
- Wladyslaw Kedra (16 September 1918 – 26 September 1968) was a Polish pianist. Kedra was born in Lódz.
- He made his debut in 1933, performing Haydn's 11th Concerto and Camille Saint-Saëns's Rapsodie d'Auvergne.
- He graduated from the Lódz Conservatory in 1937.
- He took part in the 3rd International Chopin Piano Competition, attracting juror Magda Tagliaferro's attention.
- He finished his studies in Paris. During World War II he secretly performed banned Polish music in Warsaw.
- The precarious circumstances affected Kedra's hands, but he overcame this.
- Settling back in Lódz after the German capitulation, he took part in the 1946 Concours de Geneve and the 4th Chopin Piano Competition, where he was awarded a 5th prize, which launched his concert career. In 1957 he settled in Vienna.
- He made many recordings, and died in Warsaw from cancer.
- He was 50 years old.
