16/02/1896, Kiev, Russia – 25/04/1976, New York, USA
Russian-born French pianist who specialised in the works of Frédéric Chopin. He was a leading concert pianist in the years between the two World Wars. He studied in Kiev with Vladimir Puchalsky, with Theodor Leschetizky in Vienna, with Ferruccio Busoni in Zürich, and finally with Francis Planté in Paris. Brailowsky was the first pianist who played all 160 piano pieces by Frédéric Chopin in a series of six concerts.
