Memorials & tributes
Boulevard Paderewski
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- Type
- Boulevard
- Address
- Boulevard Paderewski, Vevey
Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941), an adored pianist, composer and briefly head of the Polish government, lived from 1899 at Riond-Bosson, near Morges. It was in Vevey that he founded, during the First World War, a relief committee for the victims of the war in Poland. An honorary citizen of the town, he gave his name to this boulevard. See the artist page for his full story.
Related artists :Ignacy Jan Paderewski