Gustaw Lewita
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Gustaw Lewita (1853, 1854 or 1855 – 7 February 1889)[1] was a pianist from Płock, Poland. He attended the Vienna Conservatory and graduated with distinction, before heading to Paris. There he became a member of the Pasdeloup Orchestra. In 1882, he became a professor at the Warsaw Conservatory. He later gave concerts to Archduke Franz Karl in Vienna, and, touring America, before the Emperor of Brazil.[2]
References
- ^ "Echos et nouvelles". Le XIXe siècle (in French). 9 February 1889. p. 2.
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Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "Lewita, Gustaw". The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
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