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 (1877). 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.
Works
- Nuit Australienne
- Belles of Melbourne
References
- Slonimsky, Nicolas. “Baker’s Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, 8th Edition”, 1993
- Murphy, Kerry (2017). "Henri Kowalski (1841–1916): A French Musician in Colonial Australia". Australian Historical Studies, 48(3): 346–362. doi:10.1080/1031461X.2017.1329327
- Slonimsky
- Murphy 2017, 350.
- Murphy 2017, 351.
- Murphy 2017, 354.
- Slonimsky
- Kowalski, Henri, 1841-1916 (1880), (in no linguistic content), B. Schott ; Schott
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Further reading
- "Kowalski, Henri (1841–1916)". National Library of Australia.
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