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Theodor Szántó
Theodor Szántó, also seen as Tivadar Szántó (3 June 18777 January 1934) was a Hungarian Jewish pianist and composer. Life and career Szántó was born in Vienna, then the capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. His family name was originally Smulevic, of Jewish and Slavic origin. His musical studies were in Vienna and Budapest, and with Ferruccio Busoni in Berlin 1898-1901. He resided in Paris from 1905, Switzerland from 1914, and Budapest from 1921 until his death there in 1934.Grove’s Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 5th ed. (1954), Vol. VIII, p. 263 Szántó contributed substantially to the rewriting of the piano part of the third and final version of Frederick Delius’s Piano Concerto in C minor, and he introduced this version at a Prom Concert in London on 22 October 1907 under Henry Wood. For these services, Delius dedicated the Concerto to Szántó. He also played the work at the Proms in 1912, 1913 and 1921. This final version has become the standard version ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Szántó Tivadar Fiatalon
Szántó is a Hungarian surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Anna Szántó (born 1966), Hungarian handball player *Bela Szanto (1881–1951), Hungarian Communist politician *Csaba Szantó, Hungarian sprint canoer *Enid Szánthó (1907–1997), Hungarian operatic contralto *Paul B. Szanto (1905–1989), pathologist *Stephan Szántó (1541–1612), Hungarian Jesuit *Theodor Szántó (1877–1934), Hungarian pianist and composer See also *Szanto Spur {{DEFAULTSORT:Szanto Hungarian-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berta Alves De Sousa
Berta Alves de Sousa (8 April 1906 – 1 August 1997) was a Portuguese people, Portuguese pianist and composer. Biography Candida Berta Alves de Sousa was born in Liège, Belgium. She grew up in Porto, Portugal and studied at the Music Conservatory. She continued her studies in Paris with Wilhelm Backhaus and Theodor Szántó for piano and George Mingot for composition, and in Lisbon with Vianna da Motta. She also studied orchestral conducting with Clemens Krauss in Berlin and Pedro de Freitas Branco in Lisbon. After completing her studies, Alves de Sousa took a position at the Music Conservatory of Porto in 1946 teaching chamber music, (she later became chair) and performed as a concert pianist, accompanist and conductor. She also worked as a music critic for the newspaper ''O Primeiro de Janeiro'' in Porto. In 1941, she was awarded the Prix de Sa Moreira established by Orpheon Portuense. Alves de Sousa passed away in Porto at the age of 91, and her documents are archived by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |