Alexander Brailowsky, born on February 16, 1896, in Kiev, Russian Empire, was a pianist renowned for his interpretations of Frédéric Chopin's works. He began studying piano with his father and later graduated from the Kiev Conservatory with a gold medal in 1911. Brailowsky made his concert debut in Paris in 1919 and gained prominence by performing the first complete cycle of Chopin's piano works in Paris in 1924. He toured extensively, including performances in cities like Brussels, Zurich, Mexico City, Buenos Aires, and Montevideo, and made his American debut at Aeolian Hall in New York City in 1924. He recorded for various labels, notably between 1925 and 1930 for Ampico reproducing pianos and from 1928 to 1934 in Berlin. He passed away on April 25, 1976.