Lidia Grychtołówna

Lidia Grychtołówna (born in Rybnik, 1928) is a Polish pianist.

In 1955 she was awarded the International Frédéric Chopin Piano Competition's 7th prize,^[1] and one year later she shared the 3rd prize of the inaugural edition of the Robert Schumann Competition with Mikhail Voskresensky.^[2] She subsequently performed throughout the world, and held a professorship at the Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz. She served as a juror at the Chopin Competition's X, XI and XIII editions.^[3]

Grychtołówna has been decorated the Gold Medal of the City of Milan.

References

1. The International Fryderyk Chopin in Warsaw, Edition 1955 - Laureates at the www.konkursy.miedzynarodowe.chopin.pl
2. Former Winners at The Robert Schumann Competition at the www.schumannzwickau.de
3. Jury of The XIII International Chopin Piano Competition, Warsaw 1995 at the www.ddg.art.pl

External links

• Biography at The Fryderyk Chopin Institute in Warsaw.