Lívia Rév

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Lívia Rév (5 July 1916 – 28 March 2018) was a Hungarian classical concert pianist.

Career

Rév was born in

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Among Rév's earliest recordings made around 1947 were a series of sixteen-inch radio transcription discs for the Standard Program Library. These included a virtuosic performance of Francis Poulenc's Toccata.[2] She performed across Europe, in Asia, Africa, and in the United States. She was a soloist with such conductors as Sir Adrian Boult, André Cluytens, Jascha Horenstein, Eugen Jochum, Josef Krips, Rafael Kubelík, Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, Constantin Silvestri and Walter Susskind.[2]

Her first United States appearance was in 1963 at the invitation of the Rockefeller Institute. Her recordings for Saga and Hyperion vary from complete Debussy Préludes, Chopin Nocturnes and Mendelssohn Songs Without Words.[citation needed]. An early LP for the Ducretet-Thompson label included Chopin's complete waltzes.

Personal life

Rév lived in Paris, with her husband Pierre Aubé, until her death on 28 March 2018, aged 101.[3]

She was awarded the Ferenc Liszt International Record Grand Prix.[4][when?]

References

  1. ^ Shirley Kirsten (14 January 2016). "Livia Rev, pianist, ripens with age". Wordpress.com. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  2. ^ a b Lívia Rév biography, Naxos.com; accessed 9 January 2018.
  3. ^ Elhunyt Rév Lívia, a zongora Callasa; accessed 29 March 2018.(in Hungarian)
  4. ^ burnbushesmusic (14 January 2016). "Livia Rev, pianist, ripens with age".

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