Career
He is especially known as an interpreter of Frédéric Chopin and Karol Smeterlin performed his first concert at age seven, but despite exhibiting talent in his youth, he was forced to study law. Godowsky was to be one of Smeterlin’s most important teachers. Smeterlin made his professional debut in 1920.
Smeterlin was a cooking enthusiast and authored a book of recipes.
The book was published posthumously. Shortly after the couple returned to London in 1967, Smeterlin died.
Over the course of his career, Smeterlin maintained a close relationship with Polish composer Karol The two were both colleagues and friends, and dedicated of a volume of mazurkas to Smeterlin and later published the pair’s letters to each other. Smeterlin frequently performed "s works.