Poldowski

Poldowski (Régine (née Wieniawski), Lady Dean Paul)
Poldowski (Régine (née Wieniawski), Lady Dean Paul), by Bassano Ltd, 1920
Poldowski (Régine (née Wieniawski), Lady Dean Paul), by Bassano Ltd, 1920
Background information
Born(1879-05-16)16 May 1879
Died28 January 1932(1932-01-28) (aged 52)

Poldowski was the professional pseudonym of a Belgian-born British composer and pianist born Régine Wieniawski[1] (16 May 1879 – 28 January 1932), daughter of the Polish violinist and composer Henryk Wieniawski. Some of her early works were published under the name Irène Wieniawska. She married Sir Aubrey Dean Paul, 5th Bt (1869–1961), becoming Lady Dean Paul. Her name appears in a number of forms:

  • Régine Wieniawski
  • Irène Wieniawska
  • Irene Regina Wieniawski or Wieniawska
  • Lady Dean Paul
  • Lady Irene Dean Paul
  • Lady Irene Poldowski Paul
  • (Madame) Poldowski, Poldowsky or Poldowska.
  1. ^ "Manuel Couvreur, trans. Celia Skrine, Liner notes and texts for recording of Poldowski's Verlaine songs by Élise Gabele and Phlippe Riga" (PDF). Musiwall.ulg.ac.be. Retrieved 23 August 2017.