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Many have heard of Felix Yaniewicz, yet relatively little is known about his life. As it happens, he spent several decades in the capital of Scotland, actively shaping the musical life of the city.

Josie Dixon, Yaniewicz’s great-great-great-great-granddaughter, has curated the exhibition after forming the Friends of Felix Yaniewicz organisation. It ran a crowdfunding campaign with the Scottish ...

An exhibition dedicated to Polish composer Feliks Janiewicz, who spent more than three decades of his life in Edinburgh, is on view at the Scottish capital city’s Georgian House. An exhibition ...

A conversation with the great-great-great-great-granddaughter of Felix Yaniewicz, the famous violinist and composer, co-founder of the first Edinburgh Music Festival. What can this family’s memory of ...

Kate Molleson marks Scottish Opera's sixtieth anniversary, previews an exhibition about Polish-Lithuanian violinist Felix Yaniewicz in Edinburgh, and talks to writer Jan Carson. Show more As Scottish ...

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