Henryk Wieniawski
Henryk Wieniawski · Arts & Literature
Violin virtuoso and composer
1835, Lublin, Poland (Russian Empire) — 1880, Moscow, Russia
Poland · Russia · Western Europe
Henryk Wieniawski is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Violin virtuoso and composer
Henryk Wieniawski was a Polish violin virtuoso and composer whose concertos and virtuoso pieces remain staples of the violin repertoire, and after whom Poland's international violin competition is named. His mother came from a Jewish family (the Wolffs), giving him Jewish ancestry on the maternal side.
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Violin virtuoso and composer
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
