Jan Drozdowski (1857–1918) was a Polish pianist and music teacher. Drozdowski was born in Kraków. He was the son of Stanisław Magdzicki, who took part in the Kraków uprising and founded one of the first piano factories in Poland under the name ''Jan Drozdowski'' in Kraków. Jan received a thorough musical education. From 1876 to 1880 he studied piano with

Josef Dachs Josef Dachs (30 September, 1825 – 6 June, 1896) was an Austrian pianist and music teacher born in Regensburg. He received his music education from Simon Sechter and Carl Czerny, worked as a concert pianist and premiered many of his own work ...

and

music theory Music theory is the study of the practices and possibilities of music. ''The Oxford Companion to Music'' describes three interrelated uses of the term "music theory". The first is the "rudiments", that are needed to understand music notation (ke ...

with

Anton Bruckner Josef Anton Bruckner (; 4 September 182411 October 1896) was an Austrian composer, organist, and music theorist best known for his symphonies, masses, Te Deum and motets. The first are considered emblematic of the final stage of Austro-Germ ...

at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna. After returning to Poland, he continued his studies with

Aleksander Michałowski Aleksander Michałowski (17 October 1938) was a Polish pianist, pedagogue and composer who, in addition to his own immense technique, had a profound influence upon the teaching of pianoforte technique, especially in relation to the works of Chop ...

. From December 1, 1889, he led the piano class at the Academy of Music in Kraków until his death on .

Adolf Chybiński Adolf Chybiński (1880–1952) was a Polish historian, musicologist, and academic. Early life and education Adolf Eustachy Chybiński was the son of the industrialist Adolf and Maria z Górskich. He was educated at a gymnasium in Kraków, and stu ...

was one of his students.

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1857 births 1918 deaths Academic staff of the Academy of Music in Kraków Musicians from Kraków 19th-century Polish pianists University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna alumni 20th-century Polish pianists {{Poland-music-bio-stub