Henryk Wieniawski
Russian-Polish musician (1835–1880)
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A 19th-century Polish violinist whose technical command of the instrument placed him among the greatest players who ever lived—and whose family turned out musicians across three generations.
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Born in 1835, Henryk Wieniawski became a virtuoso violinist and composer whose playing set a standard that endured long past his death in 1880. He was also a pedagogue, training the next wave of talent while performing across Europe. His younger brother Józef and nephew Adam Tadeusz both pursued music professionally, and his daughter Régine—who married into British nobility and composed under the pen name Poldowski—carried the line forward. The Wieniawski name became shorthand for a certain kind of brilliance: technically flawless, musically alive.
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- Chamber Works2026
- String Quartets2023
- The Bel Canto Violin, Volume 62018
- Szymanowski: Violin Concerto no. 2, op. 61 / Wieniawski: Violin Concerto no. 2, op. 222018
- The Bel Canto Violin, Volume 42018
- Chausson: Poème / Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen / Saint-Saëns: Havanaise / Ravel: Tzigane / Wieniawski: Légende2017
- The Romantic Violin Concerto, Vol. 20: Stojowski: Violin Concerto in G minor, op. 22 / Romanze, op. 20 / Wieniawski: Fantaisie brillante sur des motifs de Faust2016
- Violin Concerto no. 2 in D minor, op. 222015
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