Ilona Fehér
Ilona Feher or Ilona Fehér (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈfɛheːr ˈilonɒ]; 1 December 1901, Budapest, Hungary – January, 1988, Holon, Israel), was one of the representatives of the Hungarian Violin School whose greats are: Joseph Böhm, Joseph Joachim, Jakob Grün, Leopold Auer, Jenő Hubay, Carl Flesch, Joseph Szigeti, Tibor Varga, Sandor Vegh, André Gertler, Kato Havas, Paul Rolland, Geza Szilvay, etc. She was also a noted violin teacher.
Biography
Early years
Feher studied with Jenő Hubay for six years at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest. Other violin teachers of her early years were Joseph Bloch, Josef Smvilovitch (also a pupil of Jenő Hubay) and Imre Pogany.
Europe
Between the two world wars she performed all over Europe, in particular with Willem Mengelberg and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Feher lived in Budapest until 1942 when she was interned with her daughter in a
Emigration to Israel and teaching
In 1949 she emigrated to
competition.Awards
Feher was awarded the Golden Medal and Diploma of the
See also
References
- ^ John Rockwell (1985-12-04). "Young violinis in old tradition, with variations". The New York Times. Retrieved Jul 16, 2017.
- ^ Johhn Rockwell (1985-12-04). "Tribute to Stern". The New York Times. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
- This article is based on an article by Ron Ephrat in The Strad, a special edition dedicated to Heifetz (1988).
- Dr. Samuel Appelbaum, Dr. Mark Zilberquit, Henry Roth, The way they play – Ilona Feher – Book 11, pp. 47–97, Paganinia Publications, Inc., 1983, ISBN 0-87666-799-X