Ludmila Jeske-Choińska-Mikorska Explained

Ludmila Jeske-Choińska-Mikorska (1849 – 2 November 1898) was a Polish singer and composer.^[1] She was born in Małachowo, near Poznań, and studied singing in Vienna with Mathilde Marchesi and in Milan with Francesco Lamperti and composition in Warsaw with Gustaw Roguski and Zygmunt Noskowski.^[2] Her symphonic poem Rusalka won an award in Chicago in 1893.^[3] She married Teodore Jeske-Choiński and died in Warsaw.^[4]

Works

Mikorska wrote for orchestra and theater, and also dances and works for piano. Selected works include:

• Rusalka symphonic poem
• Markiz de Créqui, comic opera, 1892^[5]
• Filutka, operetta, 1884
• Zuch dziewczyna, operetta, 1884

External links

• Scores by Ludmila Jeske-Choińska-Mikorska in digital library Polona

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ludmila Jeske-Choinska-Mikorska. 21 October 2010.
2. Book: International encyclopedia of women composers: Volume 2. Cohen, Aaron I.. 1987.
3. Web site: Jeske-Choińska LUDMILA. 2 February 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20101230214442/http://www.rmfclassic.pl/muzyka/encyklopediab,jeske-choinska-ludmila,1671.html. 30 December 2010. dead. dmy-all.
4. Book: The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers. Julie Anne. Sadie. Rhian. Samuel. 1994. W. W. Norton & Company . 9780393034875. 2 February 2011.
5. Web site: Operas by Women . 21 October 2010 .