His third recital on Januhad the following program: During that time he gave many piano recitals at the Conservatory, which brought him great fame. For five years, 1895-1900, he served as chairman of the piano department at the Chicago Conservatory of Music. In 1894-95 Godowsky taught at the Broad Street Conservatory, Philadelphia.
In the following decade he focused on teaching and concertizing. In 1891 Godowsky married a singer, Frieda Saxe, and received American citizenship. He was only 14 years old at that time, but he was already a concert-stage veteran: he began concertizing at the age of nine with a tour through Germany and Poland. In 1890 he took the position of a lecturer at the New York College of Music. Leopold GODOWSKY gave his first concert in the U.S. In this two reports from 100 years ago, we will present musical activities of these musicians, beginning from selected events in the career of Leopold Godowsky (b. In 1898 several famous Polish musicians performed in many American cities.
Originally published on the PMC website on 8 August 2000
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