Andor Földes
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1913
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Gibt es einen zeitgenössischen Beethoven-Stil?
- Seventy years on music's magic carpet
- Erinnerungen
- Keys to the keyboard
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American classical pianist
Andor Földes (later Andor Foldes; 21 December 1913 –9 February 1992) was an internationally renowned Hungarian pianist born in Budapest, who later took American citizenship. Földes studied at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music with Ernő Dohnányi. On 3 November 1947, he performed Béla Bartók's Second Piano Concerto on the opening concert of the 18th season of the National Orchestral Association, conducted by Leon Barzin, at Carnegie Hall in New York City. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Andor+F
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Andor
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Budapest
- Place of death
- Herrliberg
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- Franz Liszt Academy of Music
- Languages spoken
- Hungarian
- Instrument
- piano
- Image
- Földes Andor.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1913-12-21
- date of death
- 1992-02-09
- manner of death
- accidental death
- name in native language
- Földes Andor
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- Andor Földes
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Works in European collections
3 objects attributed to Andor Földes, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
