Ferdynand Jan Gajewski

Pianist, teacher

Born Feb. 13, 1941, Plainfield (NJ), U.S.; son of Ferdynand and Mary (Micon).

Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Juilliard School of Music, New York City, 1963; Master of Arts (M.A.), 1965, Ph.D., 1980, Harvard University, Cambridge (MA).

Career: teaching fellow, Harvard University, 1965-69; assistant prof., University of Texas, Austin, 1972-80; visiting prof., 1981-84; piano teacher, 1984 -.

Author: various articles in: Ruch Muzyczny (Poland), Studi musicali (Italy), Journal of the American Liszt Society; editor, The Work Sheets to Chopin's Violoncello Sonata, 1988, and Joseph Christoph Kessler, 24 Preludes, 1994.

Languages: English, Polish, Latin, French, Spanish, Italian, German.

Hobby: raising orchids.

Home: 30 Westbrook Rd., Westfield, NJ 07090.

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996