Katalin Nemes (born Katalin Frieder; 5 October 1915) was a pianist and teacher. She was the wife of the writer and journalist György Nemes and the mother of the literary translator Anna Nemes. From the age of 10 she attended the conservatory of

Debrecen Debrecen ( , is Hungary's second-largest city, after Budapest, the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar County. A city with county rights, it was the largest Hungarian city in the 18th century and i ...

as a student of Margit Halácsy. From 1932 to 1937 she attended

Franz Liszt Academy of Music The Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music ( hu, Liszt Ferenc Zeneművészeti Egyetem, often abbreviated as ''Zeneakadémia'', "Liszt Academy") is a music university and a concert hall in Budapest, Hungary, founded on November 14, 1875. It is home to the ...

and was taught by Imre Stefániai,

Béla Bartók Béla Viktor János Bartók (; ; 25 March 1881 – 26 September 1945) was a Hungarian composer, pianist, and ethnomusicologist. He is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century; he and Franz Liszt are regarded as H ...

and Imre Keéri-Szántó. During this period she had to play on piano in a band. After getting degree, she married György Nemes. She taught at Nemzeti Zenede from 1947 to 1949, and then between 1949 and 1951 at Musical Secondary Grammar School at Budapest. At this time she returned to the academy as a demonstrator. Later she became a professor; her primary subject was related to piano. At the same time she was a leader of concerts.

Sources

* ''Brockhaus–Riemann zenei lexikon''. Szerk. Boronkay Antal 2. köt. Budapest, 1984. Zeneműkiadó * ''Így láttuk Bartókot. Ötvennégy emlékezés''. Szerk. Bónis Ferenc. Budapest, 1995. Püski K. * ''Ki kicsoda a magyar zeneéletben?'' Szerk. Székely András. 2. kiad. Budapest, 1988. Zeneműkiadó.

Az ő és férje oldala a Fővárosi Szabó Ervin Könyvtár honlapján

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nemes, Katalin 1915 births 1991 deaths Hungarian pianists Hungarian women pianists People from Debrecen Academic staff of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music 20th-century pianists 20th-century women pianists