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André Tchaikowsky (also Andrzej Czajkowski; born Robert Andrzej Krauthammer; November 1, 1935 – June 26, 1982) was a Polish composer and pianist. In addition to his musical work, he is perhaps best known for bequeathing his skull to the Royal Shakespeare Company for use as Yorick in Hamlet .
This website contains a massive amount of material regarding the life, career, and compositions of André Tchaikowsky, a Polish-born musician who died in 1982 and famously bequeathed his skull to the Royal Shakespeare Company for use in Hamlet (and they accepted).
This webpage includes a summary of all known André Tchaikowsky biographical resources. This includes film, books, audio, and video. A summary biography is provided at the end of this page, along with a list of common biographical errors, most of which were introduced by André himself.
André Tchaikowsky (aussi orthographié Andrzej Czajkowski), né Robert Andrzej Krauthammer, à Varsovie, le 1 er novembre 1935 et mort à Oxford, le 26 juin 1982, est un compositeur et pianiste polonais.
André Tchaikowsky's Violin Concerto performed by violinist Ilya Gringolts and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conducted by Andrey Boreyko. Recorded on...
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The Polish pianist and composer, André Tchaikowsky [born: Robert Andrzej Krauthammer], began his piano studies at the age of 4 with his mother, an amateur pianist, but with the onset of World War II, the family was forced into the Warsaw Ghetto and the lessons ended.
André Tchaikowsky made a combined total of ten records for RCA Victor and Columbia Records. Each recording is listed below and on the panel to the left by the recording date. Click any image or link to learn more about each recording and to hear the music from the selected recording.
