Jan Drozdowski (1857–1918) was a

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and

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. Drozdowski was born in

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. He was the son of Stanisław Magdzicki, who took part in the

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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 the concert pianist and premiered many of his own wo ...

and

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with

Anton Bruckner Joseph Anton Bruckner (; ; 4 September 182411 October 1896) was an Austrian composer and organist best known for his Symphonies by Anton Bruckner, symphonies and sacred music, which includes List of masses by Anton Bruckner, Masses, Te Deum (Br ...

at the

University of Music and Performing Arts The University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (, abbreviated MDW) is an Austrian university established in 1817 located in Vienna. With a student body of over three thousand, it is the largest institution of its kind in Austria, and one of t ...

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. After returning to Poland, he continued his studies with

Aleksander Michałowski Aleksander Michałowski (17 October 1938) was a Polish pianist, pedagogue, and composer. Early life and education Michałowski was born in 1851 in Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukraine, which was a part of the Russian Empire. In 1867, at age 16, he stu ...

. From 1 December 1889 he led the piano class at the

Academy of Music in Kraków The Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków () is a music school, conservatory located in central Kraków, Poland. It is the ''alma mater'' of the renowned Polish contemporary composer Krzysztof Penderecki, who was also its rector for 15 ...

until his death on .

Adolf Chybiński Adolf Chybiński (29 April 1880 – 31 October 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 gymnas ...

was one of his students.

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