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Landowska

American  
[lan-dawf-skuh, -dof-, lahn-dawf-skah] / lænˈdɔf skə, -ˈdɒf-, lɑnˈdɔf skɑ /

noun

  1. Wanda 1879–1959, Polish harpsichordist, in the U.S. after 1940.


Landowska British  
/ lanˈdɔfska /

noun

  1. Wanda (ˈvanda). 1877–1959, US harpsichordist, born in Poland

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Wanda Landowska, who was hugely influential in reviving the harpsichord as a concert instrument, was once asked about her approach to making music.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 24, 2026

Journalist Varian Fry, smuggling people out of Vichy France and into Spain — including such celebrated figures as Hannah Arendt, Marc Chagall and Wanda Landowska — wrote home, “It’s stimulating to be outside the law.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2022

By then, musicians such as Sylvia Marlowe and Wanda Landowska had kicked off a harpsichord renaissance — leading some wealthy American listeners to buy modern metal-framed versions of the instrument for their homes.

From Washington Post Nov. 14, 2018

Earlier virtuosos, like Wanda Landowska, Ralph Kirkpatrick, and Mr. Esfahani’s own beloved teacher, Zuzana Ruzickova, were important forces for new music.

From New York Times Aug. 8, 2016

The Polish-born Landowska was based at Lakeville, to the north-west, and in 1951 Puyana became her last pupil, his studies with her continuing until her death in 1959.

From The Guardian Mar. 9, 2013

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