Background
Labunski, Wiktor was born on April 14, 1895 in Saint St. Petersburg, Russia. Son of Stanislaw and Lydia (Rogowski) Labunski.
composer conductor educator pianist
Labunski, Wiktor was born on April 14, 1895 in Saint St. Petersburg, Russia. Son of Stanislaw and Lydia (Rogowski) Labunski.
Student Saint St. Petersburg Imperial Conservatory, University of Saint St. Petersburg, 1912-1916, pupil of Felix Blumenfeld, 1912-1916, Wassili Safonoff, 1917, (Piano), Joseph Vitols, 1914-1916, (composition), Emil Mlynarski (conducting), 1934-1935. Doctor of Music, Curtis Institute, 1935.
Concert tours of Poland, France, England, Scotland, Austria, Rumania, Russia, United States and Canada. With Krakow (Poland) Conservatory of Music, 1919-1928, Nashville Conservatory of Music, 1928-1931. Teacher, director Memphis College Music, 1934-1958.
Teacher Conservatory Music of Kansas City, 1937-1959, director conservatory, 1941-1958.
Professor music Conservatory Music U. Kansas City, 1959-1963, pianist in residence, 1960-1974. Professor music, artist in residence Conservatory Music, University Missouri at Kansas City, 1963-1974.
Soloist with Minneapolis Symphony, Cleve, Kansas City Philharmonic, Saint Louis, Toronto symphonies, Knoxville and Chicago, Grant Park, others Compositions: Symphony G minor, 1936, Concerto C Major for piano and orchestra, 1937.
Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra, 1951, piano pieces, songs, transcriptions.
Served as Lieutenant Polish Army, War against Russia, 1920. Fellow International Institute Arts and Letters. Member Music Teachers National Association, Missouri Music Teachers Association, Polish National Alliance, American Federation Musicians, Alpha Psi chapter Phi Mu Alpha-Sinfonia (honorary), Pi Kappa Lambda.
Club: Kansas City Musical (honorary).
Married Wanda Mlynarski, July 1, 1920. Children: Stanislaw, Stephen B. Came to the United States, 1920, naturalized, 1939.