Jerzy Petersburski (20 April 1895 – 7 October 1979) was a Jewish Polish pianist and composer of popular music, renowned mostly for his Tangos, some of which (such as To ostatnia niedziela, Już nigdy and Tango milonga / English and German versions: Oh, donna Clara) were milestones in popularization of the musical genre in Poland and are still widely known today, more than half a century after their creation.

Having graduated, Petersburski moved to Vienna, where he continued his studies in conducting at the faculty of piano of the local Music Academy.

Also the performers of Petersburski's songs added to his popularity: Wera Bobrowska (Już nigdy), Hanka Ordonówna (Sam mi mówiłeś), Tola Mankiewiczówna (Ty, miłość i wiosna), Ludwik Sempoliński (Cała przyjemność), Chór Dana and Mieczysław Fogg (Bez śladu) and Adolf Dymsza (Ja i żonka ma).

The song became a major hit and was almost instantly translated to several languages, gaining much popularity abroad, both in Europe and in America (the English and German title being Oh, Donna Clara.

"Another of his tango compositions that attained international recognition was To ostatnia niedziela (The last Sunday) (1933) with lyric by Zenon Friedwald describing the final meeting of former lovers who are parting.

During the 1930s [Peterburski's tango] became an enormous evergreen in the Soviet Union as Utomlyonnoye sontse, where it was played on virtually every street corner.

In 1947 he traveled, via Palestine, to Brazil, where he had a piano duo with his friend from pre-war Poland, also a Polish Jewish composer, Alfred Schuetz.

During this time, he composed the hit song All Roads Lead to Buenos Aires, part of which became a famous radio jingle.