Paderewski

[ Polish pah-de-ref-ski; English pad-uh-ref-skee, -rev- ]

/ Polish ˌpɑ dɛˈrɛf skɪ; English ˌpæd əˈrɛf ski, -ˈrɛv- /

I·gnace

[French ee-nyas] /French iˈnyas/or Ig·na·cy Jan

[Polish ig-nah-tsi yahn] /Polish ɪgˈnɑ tsɪ yɑn/,1860–1941, Polish pianist, composer, patriot, and statesman.

Example sentences from the Web for paderewski

It makes no difference whether the individual note is struck by a child or by Paderewski—it has in itself no expressive value.

Great Pianists on Piano Playing |James Francis Cooke
In Paderewski's playing as in his composition there is always an undercurrent deeply sad and weird.

Winning a Cause |John Gilbert Thompson and Inez Bigwood
I have engaged Paderewski, who has had a colossal success in Paris.

The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky |Modeste Tchaikovsky
That Paderewski, during the piano-playing days, wore a wig, and was actually as bald as a coot.

The American Credo |George Jean Nathan

The days of Liszt were renewed when Paderewski made his tours in America.

Franz Liszt |James Huneker

Paderewski

/ (Polish padɛˈrɛfski) /

Ignace Jan (iɲas jan). 1860–1941, Polish pianist, composer, and statesman; prime minister (1919)