Education
Once he finished his studies in the Warsaw Conservatory (1925) he spent two years in Paris, after which he returned to Poland to participate in the 1st edition of the Fryderyk Chopin Competition.
Once he finished his studies in the Warsaw Conservatory (1925) he spent two years in Paris, after which he returned to Poland to participate in the 1st edition of the Fryderyk Chopin Competition.
Born and trained in Russia, he would return to his homeland as it was reconstituted. There he established himself as one of the leading young Polish pianists of his time, finishing second only to Lev Oborin. By then he had settled in Vilnius, where he would be appointed the director of the city"s Conservatory.
One decade later Szpinalski resumed extensively his career as a performer on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Chopin"s death, regaining his status.
He later recovered from a bout of rheumatism, but shortly after, cancer brought his life to an education