Aleksander Zarzycki, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Aleksander Zarzycki

pianist, composer, conductor

Date of Birth: 26-Feb-1834

Place of Birth: Lviv, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine

Date of Death: 01-Nov-1895

Profession: composer, conductor, pianist, music pedagogue

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Aleksander Zarzycki (26 February 1834 in Lviv (Lemberg), Austria-Hungary (now Ukraine) – 1 November 1895 in Warsaw) was a Polish pianist, composer and conductor.
Author of piano and violin compositions, mazurkas, polonaises, krakowiaks, and songs. In 1871 he co-founded and became a first director of the Warsaw Music Society (Warszawskie Towarzystwo Muzyczne).
In the years of 1879–1888 director of the Warsaw Music Institute (Insytut Muzyczny w Warszawie).