Walerian Bierdiajew

Polish conductor, composer and music educator (1885–1956)
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Summary

Walerian Bierdiajew was born on March 7, 1885[1], in Hrodna[2]. He died on November 28, 1956[3], in Warsaw[4]. He worked as a conductor[5], composer[6], music educator[7], and pedagogue[8]. He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Powązki Military Cemetery[10]
  • Country of citizenship: Russian Empire[11], Second Polish Republic[12], Polish People's Republic[13]
  • Employer: Chopin University of Music[14]
  • Educated at: University of Music and Theatre Leipzig[15]
  • Student: Natan Rakhlin[16], Aleksandr Klimov[17]
  • Award received: Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta[18], Work Flag Order, 1st class[19]
  • Sex or gender: male[20]
  • Commons category: Walerian Bierdiajew[21]
  • Family name: Berdyaev[22]
  • Given name: Walerian[23]
  • Student of: Stephan Krehl[24], Max Reger[25], Arthur Nikisch[26], Hans Sitt[27]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Polish[28]
  • P14750: 0AE3-8E84-D6DE-0EDF-8C4C[29]
  • P14974: 1167[30]

Why It Matters

Walerian Bierdiajew is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was Walerian Bierdiajew born?

Walerian Bierdiajew was born in Hrodna[2].

Where did Walerian Bierdiajew die?

Walerian Bierdiajew passed away in Warsaw[4].

What did Walerian Bierdiajew do for work?

Walerian Bierdiajew worked as a conductor[5], composer[6], music educator[7], and pedagogue[8].

Where did Walerian Bierdiajew go to school?

Walerian Bierdiajew was educated at University of Music and Theatre Leipzig[15].

What awards did Walerian Bierdiajew receive?

Honors received include Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta[18] and Work Flag Order, 1st class[19].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . e-teatr.pl. wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . e-teatr.pl. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . doi-org.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org. doi-org.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 11d ago · Sebastian Wallroth · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Berdyaev
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    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'commons', 'de', 'fi', 'fr', 'pl', 'ru', 'uk']
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  3. 8w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Walerian
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