Violinist & Composer Henryk Wieniawski Died on This Day in 1880 [ON-THIS-DAY]

Polish violinist and composer Henryk Wieniawski died on this day in 1880 – aged just 44.

Remembered as one of the greatest violin virtuosi of all time, Wieniawski’s violin concertos, etude-caprices and bravura works serve as cornerstones of today’s virtuosic violin repertoire.

 

VC ARTIST BOMSORI KIM | WIENIAWSKI VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 2 IN D MINOR | MAREK PIJAROWSKI & POZNAN PHILHARMONIC | 2016 WIENIAWSKI INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION 

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