Labunski, Wiktor, 1895-1974
Dates
- Existence: April 14, 1895 - 1974
Biography
The Polish-born American pianist, teacher, and composer, Victor [Wiktor] Labunski, brother of Felix Labunski (composer, pedagogue, pianist, and music critic), was a student at the St. Petersburg Conservatory of Nikolayev (piano) and Kalafati and Wihtol (composition). After further training with F. Blumenfeld and Safonov (piano), he studied conducting in Poland with Mlynarski.
Victor Labunski was head of the piano department at the Kraków Conservatory from 1919 to 1928. In 1928 he made his Carnegie Hall debut in New York. After teaching at the Nashville Conservatory in Tennessee from 1928 to 1931, he was a professor and director of the Memphis College of Music in Tennessee from 1931 to 1937. He became a teacher at the Kansas City Conservatory in Missouri in 1937, serving as its director from 1941 to 1971.
Victor Labunski's compositions followed along traditional lines.
Source: /www.bach-cantatas.com/Lib/Labunski-Victor.htm>.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
American Composers Collection
The American Composers Collection includes material related to over 150 composers, including manuscript music scores, programs, correspondence, news clippings, and other items. Material varies with composer, from a single item to several folders. The collection was amassed from various donations to the University of Missouri-Kansas City before being given to the Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Department of Special Collections. Provenance is noted when known.
Wiktor Labunski (Addendum 1), 1932
The American Composers Collection includes material related to over 150 composers, including manuscript music scores, programs, correspondence, news clippings, and other items. Material varies with composer, from a single item to several folders. The collection was amassed from various donations to the University of Missouri-Kansas City before being given to the Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Department of Special Collections. Provenance is noted when known.
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