Kossuth Prize
2 appearances
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Edition 2 (1949) Winner
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Edition 8 (1955) Winner
Annie Fischer
アニー・フィッシャー
Anī Fisshā
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1914-07-05 （Budapest, Austria-Hungary）
- Died
- 1995-04-10 （Budapest, Hungary） age 80
- Nationality
- Hungarian
- Languages
- Hungarian
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Budapest, Hungary → Sweden (1940-1946)
Career
- Occupations
- pianist
- Active Years
- 1924-1995
- Influenced By
- Ernő Dohnányi, Arnold Székely
- Influenced
- Sviatoslav Richter, Otto Klemperer, Maurizio Pollini
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franz Liszt Academy of Music | — | Piano | — | — | Hungary |
Franz Liszt Academy of Music
Piano
Country:
Hungary
Studied with Ernő Dohnányi and Arnold Székely
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | International Franz Liszt Piano Competition (Budapest) | Piano Sonata in B minor | — | Franz Liszt Academy of Music | winner |
International Franz Liszt Piano Competition (Budapest)
1933
Work:
Piano Sonata in B minor
Organization:
Franz Liszt Academy of Music
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas
1995 Classical MusicComplete studio recording of Beethoven's 32 piano sonatas, worked on for 15 years from 1977, released posthumously and widely praised.
Beethoven interpretationspiritual depth
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- characteristic intensityeffortless manner of phrasingtechnical powerspiritual depth
Legacy
Prominent Hungarian classical pianist acclaimed for interpretations of Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann, Schubert, Bartók. Admired by Richter, Klemperer, Pollini. Legacy includes live recordings and complete Beethoven sonatas.
Quotes
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Annie Fischer is a great artist imbued with a spirit of greatness and genuine profundity.
Source: Sviatoslav Richter -
childlike simplicity, immediacy and wonder
Source: Maurizio Pollini
Trivia
- Born into a Jewish family in Budapest.
- Fled to Sweden with husband in 1940 after Hungary joined Axis powers, returned to Budapest in 1946.
- Married to influential critic and musicologist Aladár Tóth, later director of Budapest Opera.