About Henri Kowalski
Lived 1841 – 1916 (aged 75). Henri Kowalski was a French composer and pianist.
Henri Kowalski (April 1, 1841, in Paris, France – July 8, 1916, in Bordeaux, France) was a French pianist and composer. Born in Paris to a French mother and Polish father, Kowalski studied piano at the Paris Conservatoire with Michele Carafa and Samuel David; although he was asked to leave in 1860 for failure to attend regularly. His work includes the opera Gilles de Bretagne. A regular traveller, he lived in Australia from 1885 to 1896. He published in 1872 his impressions of his travels in the United States, which includes a list of his musical compositions.
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French pianist and composer (1841-1916)
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Henri Kowalski was born on 1 April 1841 in former 11th arrondissement of Paris.
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Henri Kowalski died on 6 July 1916 in Bordeaux.
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Henri Kowalski was a composer and pianist.
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Henri Kowalski was French.
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