Władysław Szpilman (Polish pronunciation: [vwaˈdɨswaf ˈʂpilman] ⓘ; 5 December 1911 – 6 July 2000) was a Polish Jewish pianist, classical composer and Holocaust survivor.

Nov 6, 2021 · Wladyslaw Szpilman was a Jewish pianist living in Warsaw during WW2 whose musical abilities led German officer Wilm Hosenfeld to save his life.

Based on the autobiographical book by Wladyslaw Szpilman, The Pianist tells the story of Szpilman's struggle to survive the Nazi occupation of Poland during World War II.

Jul 5, 2025 · Renowned composer and pianist Władysław Szpilman survived the Warsaw Ghetto, the Warsaw Uprising, and the harrowing post-uprising period, during which he spent several …

The musical career of Wladyslaw Szpilman (1911-2000) was interrupted by the German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939. Szpilman and his family were driven, along with hundreds of …

Władysław Szpilman (1911-2000) was a talented young pianist of the 1930’s. As a successful pianist and composer, Szpilman’s life was dramatically disrupted by the German invasion of …

The Jewish pianist Władysław Szpilman lived in Warsaw with his parents and siblings. He played piano concertos for Polish radio until the city was occupied by the German Wehrmacht in …

Rather, it was a Piano Concertino by Wladyslaw Szpilman (1911-2000), written in the Warsaw Getto in 1940 but never performed until Sunday night, with a remarkable 16-year-old pianist, …

Jun 7, 2000 · From 1935 till the outbreak of World War II he worked for the Polish radio as a pianist, chamber musician, accompanist, illustrator and composer. After Szpilman got …

Wladyslaw Szpilman was a composer, a pianist, and an animator of cultural life. He studied in the Berlin Academy of Music. In 1933, after Hitler had gained power, Szpilman returned home to …