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M. J. Niedzielski was born in [[Warsaw]], [[Poland]] in 1851.{{sfn|Wier|1938|page=1307}} He studied violin with [[Lambert Massart]]{{sfn| Straeten|1968|page=385}} and with [[Pablo de Sarasate]] at the [[Conservatoire de Paris]].{{sfn|Wier|1938|page=1307}} A child prodigy, he made his professional concert debut at the age of 7 performing with the cellist [[Adrien-François Servais]].{{sfn|Wier|1938|page=1307}} He toured widely in Europe as a concert violinist.{{sfn| Straeten|1968|page=385}}

M. J. Niedzielski was born in [[Warsaw]], [[Poland]] in 1851.{{sfn|Wier|1938|page=1307}} He studied violin with [[Lambert Massart]]{{sfn| Straeten|1968|page=385}} and with [[Pablo de Sarasate]] at the [[Conservatoire de Paris]].{{sfn|Wier|1938|page=1307}} A child prodigy, he made his professional concert debut at the age of 7 performing with the cellist [[Adrien-François Servais]].{{sfn|Wier|1938|page=1307}} He toured widely in Europe as a concert violinist.{{sfn| Straeten|1968|page=385}}

In August 1864 Niedzielski made his first appearance in England at the [[Royal Opera House]] performing in a concert series organized and conducted by [[Alfred Mellon]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Mr. Alfred Mellon’s Concerts|work=[[The Morning Post]]|date= August 15, 1864|page= 4}}</ref> That same month he performed a concert in London under conductor [[Enrico Bevignani]].<ref>{{cite journal|work=The Orchestra: A Weekly Review of Music and Drama|publisher=[[Cramer, Wood, & Co.]]|title=Mons. J. Niedzielski|date=August 13, 1864|number=46|volume=II|page=734}}</ref> He performed in a concert at [[St James’s Hall]] in March 1866,<ref>{{cite news|title=St. James’s Hall—A Grand Morning Concert|work=[[The Morning Post]]|date= March 19, 1866|page= 1}}</ref> and the following May was performing in London’s Beethoven Rooms with pianist [[William Cusins]] among other musicians.<ref>{{cite news|title=Under Royal and Distinguished Patronage|work=[[The Morning Post]]|date= May 23, 1866|page= 1}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Beethoven Rooms, Harley Street|work=[[Evening Standard|The Standard]]|date= May 31, 1866|page= 6}}</ref> In June 1866 he performed in a concert at the [[Hanover Square Rooms]] organized by composer [[Francesco Berger]] and his wife, the contralto Annie Lascelles.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mr. Francesco Berger and Mme. Berger-Lascelles Morning Concert|work=[[The Times]]|date= Jun 6, 1866|page= 1}}</ref>

In August 1864 Niedzielski made his first appearance in England at the [[Royal Opera House]] performing in a concert series organized and conducted by [[Alfred Mellon]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Mr. Alfred Mellon’s Concerts|work=[[The Morning Post]]|date= August 15, 1864|page= 4}}</ref> That same month he performed a concert in London under conductor [[Enrico Bevignani]].<ref>{{cite journal|work=The Orchestra: A Weekly Review of Music and Drama|publisher=[[Cramer, Wood, & Co.]]|title=Mons. J. Niedzielski|date=August 13, 1864|number=46|volume=II|page=734}}</ref> He performed in a concert at [[St James’s Hall]] in March 1866,<ref>{{cite news|title=St. James’s Hall—A Grand Morning Concert|work=[[The Morning Post]]|date= March 19, 1866|page= 1}}</ref> and the following May was performing in London’s Beethoven Rooms with pianist [[William Cusins]] among other musicians.<ref>{{cite news|title=Under Royal and Distinguished Patronage|work=[[The Morning Post]]|date= May 23, 1866|page= 1}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Beethoven Rooms, Harley Street|work=[[Evening Standard|The Standard]]|date= May 31, 1866|page= 6}}</ref> In June 1866 he performed in a concert at the [[Hanover Square Rooms]] organized by composer [[Francesco Berger]] and his wife, the contralto Annie Lascelles.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mr. Francesco Berger and Mme. Berger-Lascelles Morning Concert|work=[[The Times]]|date= Jun 6, 1866|page= 1}}</ref>

In 1882 he was a member of the first violin section in the orchestra at the [[Birmingham Triennial Music Festival]] under [[Prosper Sainton]] as [[concertmaster]] and [[Michael Costa (conductor)|Michael Costa]] as conductor.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Orchestra for the Birmingham Festival|work=[[The Musical World]]|date=August 26, 1882|page=528}}</ref>

In 1882 he was a member of the first violin section in the orchestra at the [[Birmingham Triennial Music Festival]] under [[Prosper Sainton]] as [[concertmaster]] and [[Michael Costa (conductor)|Michael Costa]] as conductor.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Orchestra for the Birmingham Festival|work=[[The Musical World]]|date=August 26, 1882|page=528}}</ref>

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M. J. Niedzielski, also known as Jean Niedzielski,[2] (1851 – 3 June 1925) was a Polish violinist and composer. He toured as a concert violinist throughout Europe and the United States; ultimately settling in America.

M. J. Niedzielski was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1851. He studied violin with Lambert Massart and with Pablo de Sarasate at the Conservatoire de Paris. A child prodigy, he made his professional concert debut at the age of 7 performing with the cellist Adrien-François Servais. He toured widely in Europe as a concert violinist.

In August 1864 Niedzielski made his first appearance in England at the Royal Opera House performing in a concert series organized and conducted by Alfred Mellon.[4] That same month he performed a concert in London under conductor Enrico Bevignani.[5] He performed in a concert at St James’s Hall in March 1866,[6] and the following May was performing in London’s Beethoven Rooms with pianist William Cusins among other musicians.[7][8] In June 1866 he performed in a concert at the Hanover Square Rooms organized by composer Francesco Berger and his wife, the contralto Annie Lascelles.[9] The following month he performed in a benefit concert organized by the London gentry at Messers. Collard’s Concert-room, in Grosvenor Street. Patrons included Louisa Beresford, Marchioness of Waterford, Frances Vane, Marchioness of Londonderry, and Agnes Duff, Countess Fife among other society women.[10]

In 1882 he was a member of the first violin section in the orchestra at the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival under Prosper Sainton as concertmaster and Michael Costa as conductor.[11]

His photograph was featured on the front cover of The Musical Courier on November 12, 1890. He composed several works for the violin; including nocturnes, reveries, a grand bolero de concert, and “Souvenir de Varsovie”.[12]

He was the father of pianist Stanislas Niedzielski.
Niedzielski died in Manhattan at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital on 3 June 1925.[13]

  1. ^ “Instruction Musical”. The New York Times. December 30, 1911. p. 19.
  2. ^ “Mr. Alfred Mellon’s Concerts”. The Morning Post. August 15, 1864. p. 4.
  3. ^ “Mons. J. Niedzielski”. The Orchestra: A Weekly Review of Music and Drama. II (46). Cramer, Wood, & Co.: 734. August 13, 1864.
  4. ^ “St. James’s Hall—A Grand Morning Concert”. The Morning Post. March 19, 1866. p. 1.
  5. ^ “Under Royal and Distinguished Patronage”. The Morning Post. May 23, 1866. p. 1.
  6. ^ “Beethoven Rooms, Harley Street”. The Standard. May 31, 1866. p. 6.
  7. ^ “Mr. Francesco Berger and Mme. Berger-Lascelles Morning Concert”. The Times. Jun 6, 1866. p. 1.
  8. ^ “By the Kind Permission of Messers. Collard”. The Morning Post. July 3, 1866. p. 1.
  9. ^ “Orchestra for the Birmingham Festival”. The Musical World: 528. August 26, 1882.
  10. ^ “Personals. M. J. Niedzielski”. The Musical Courier. 21 (560): 477, 480. November 12, 1890.
  11. ^ “Wills for Probate; Niedzielski, Jean”. The New York Times. June 11, 1925. p. 38.
  • Straeten, E. Van Der. The History of the Violin: Its Ancestors and Collateral Instruments From Earliest Times, Volume II. Da Capo Press.
  • Wier, Albert E., ed. (1938). “Niedzielski, M. J.”. The MacMillan Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians In One Volume. The MacMillan Company.

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