Portrait of the composer at the piano by Polish painter Jan Ciągliński (1911 Leopold Godowsky, born February 13, 1870, in Soshly, near Vilnius, Lithuania, Russian Empire, is the renowned Russian-born American virtuoso pianist and composer, known for his exceptional piano technique.Godowsky entered the Berlin High School for Music at age 14; soon thereafter he went… Continue reading Leopold Godowsky *II 13 1870 — The Life You Give