Leo Podolsky

Pianist

Birthday May 25, 1894

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace Ukraine

DEATH DATE Oct 1, 1987 (93)

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About

Classical musician and highly respected educator. He headed the music department at Notre Dame, Indiana's Saint Mary's College for 18 years.

Before Fame

He was a student at the Cracow Conservatory and the Vienna Academy of Music.

Trivia

He served the Russian military during World War I and organized a 426-performance tour of Asia and the Pacific Rim.

Family Life

He relocated to Burbank, California, in 1983 after his second wife passed away.

Associated With

He won the Anton Rubinstein and Franz Liszt prizes while in attendance at the Vienna Academy of Music.