Apolinary Kątski: A Nineteenth-Century Master of Self-Promotion
2020; Volume: 67; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1353/fam.2020.0035
ISSN2471-156X
Autores Tópico(s)Musicology and Musical Analysis
ResumoApolinary Kątski (1824–1879) was an unconventional figure in Polish culture who aroused considerable controversy. He is associated chiefly with his reputedly none-too-edifying part in the organization of the Warsaw Music Institute, supposedly dishonourable rivalry with violinist Henryk Wieniawski and conflict-ridden relationship with composer Stanisław Moniuszko, as well as—in his childhood—mysterious contacts with Niccolò Paganini. Kątski did nonetheless go down in history as a concert virtuoso violinist, serving as Soloist to His Imperial Majesty in St Petersburg, and also as founder and long-time director of the Institute of Music (his era's equivalent of a music conservatory) in Warsaw. Despite this, his activity seems forgotten today.
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