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Within Vinony's link graph, Simon Laks is referenced by 17 other articles, and connects out to Poland, Paris and Warsaw.
It sits within the topics 1901 births, 1983 deaths and 20th-century male musicians.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Melodías de Auschwitz
- Mélodies d'Auschwitz
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- France
- Active from
- 1901-11-01
- Active to
- 1983-12-11
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 77
- Total plays
- 213
Simon Laks studied mathematics in Vilnius before studying harmony, counterpoint and composition at the conservatory in Warsaw, his home town * left Poland in 1926, 1927–29 studied at Paris conservatory under Pierre Vidal und Henri Rabaud * played the violin in cafés, on an ocean steamer, accompanied silent films and worked as a music teacher * key person in the association of young Polish musicians in Paris * awards and performances of early works as: Blues symphonique, Wind Quintet, String Quar
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Simon
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Poland
- Place of birth
- Warsaw
- Place of death
- 17th arrondissement of Paris
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- Chopin University of Music
- Languages spoken
- Polish
- Instrument
- piano
Show 5 more facts
- date of birth
- 1901-11-01
- date of death
- 1983-12-11
- place of detention
- Dachau concentration camp
- name in native language
- Simon Laks
- P8168
- BitTorrent
Sources (2)
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