- Lívia Rév
Lívia Rév (born 1916) is a classical concert
pianist .Rév was born in
Budapest ,Hungary . She started her studies withMargit Varro andKlara Mathe . Aged nine, she won theGrand Prix des Enfants Prodiges . Aged twelve she performed with an orhcestra. She studied withLeo Weiner andArnold Székely at theFranz Liszt Academy of Music , with ProfessorRobert Teichmuller at the Leipzig Conservatory, and withPaul Weingarten at the Vienna Conservatory, having left Hungary in 1946.Rev lives in
Paris .She has won the
Ferenc Liszt International Record Grand Prix .Rév has performed across Europe, in Asia, Africa, and in the
United States . She has been the soloist with conductors such as SirAdrian Boult ,André Cluytens ,Jascha Horenstein ,Eugen Jochum ,Josef Krips ,Rafael Kubelík ,Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt ,Constantin Silvestri , andWalter Susskind .Her first US appearance was in 1963 at the invitation of the
Rockefeller Institute .She is well known for her light touch and clarity. Her recordings vary from complete Debussy préludes, Chopin Nocturnes, and Mendelssohn
Songs without Words .References
* Biographies under External links
External links
* [http://www.naxos.com/artistinfo/Livia_Rev/36392.htm biography] at Naxos Records
* [http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/artist_page.asp?name=rev biography] at Hyperion Records
* [http://www.orsegitelehaz.hu/The%20Days%20of%20Blooming.doc Programme notes with Rev biography]
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