Henri Kowalski

Henri Kowalski, c.1880

Henri Kowalski (April 1, 1841, in Paris, France – July 8, 1916, in Bordeaux, France)^[1] was a French pianist and composer.^[2] Born in Paris to a French mother and Polish father, Kowalski studied piano at the Paris Conservatoire with Michele Carafa and Samuel David;^[3] although he was asked to leave in 1860 for failure to attend regularly.^[4] His work includes the opera Gilles de Bretagne (1877).^[5] A regular traveller, he lived in Australia from 1885 to 1896.^[6] He published in 1872 his impressions of his travels in the United States, which includes a list of his musical compositions.^[7]

Works

• Nuit Australienne ^[8]
• Belles of Melbourne^[9]

References

1. Slonimsky, Nicolas. “Baker’s Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, 8th Edition”, 1993
2. 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
3. Slonimsky
4. Murphy 2017, 350.
5. Murphy 2017, 351.
6. Murphy 2017, 354.
7. Slonimsky
8. Kowalski, Henri, 1841-1916 (1880), [h Nuit Australienne, op. 76 [music] : valse pour piano / par H. Kowalski] (in no linguistic content), B. Schott ; Schott {{citation}}: Check |url= value (help)
9. Kowalski, Henri, 1841-1916 (1900), [h The belles of Melbourne [music] : valse de salon / composed by Henri Kowalski], W.H. Glen & Co. {{citation}}: Check |url= value (help)

Further reading

• "Kowalski, Henri (1841–1916)". National Library of Australia.