About Zofia Czajkowska
Lived 1905 – 1978 (aged 72). Zofia Czajkowska was a Polish musician and conductor.
Zofia Czajkowska (4 August 1905, Tarnów – April 1978, Tarnów) was a Polish musician chosen to be the first conductor of the Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz. Like the other musicians in the orchestra, Czajkowska was a captive, whose service in the orchestra helped prevent them from being murdered. In July 1943 Alma Rosé, a talented musician, and niece of Gustav Mahler, arrived in the camp and took over leading the orchestra.
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Who was Zofia Czajkowska?
Polish musician
When was Zofia Czajkowska born?
Zofia Czajkowska was born on 4 August 1905 in Tarnów.
When did Zofia Czajkowska die?
Zofia Czajkowska died on 1 April 1978 in Tarnów.
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Zofia Czajkowska was a musician and conductor.
What nationality was Zofia Czajkowska?
Zofia Czajkowska was Polish.
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