M. Oginsky

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Born on 25 of September 1765, in Guzow near Warsaw, Oginski was an heir to a great Polish tradition of patriotic gentry. His grandfather, Tadeusz, was the governor of the Trotsk District, the father, Andrzej, was a cousin of the Lithuanian general and composer, Michal Kazimierz Oginski (1728-1800). Michal Kleofas studied piano with Jozef Kozlowski (1757-1831) the court musician of his family (till 1786); in subsequent years he studied violin with Jarnovic, G. B. Viotti and others. He did not receive any formal training in composition but continued to compose and publish throughout his career.