Person Open DS/UK/1688 Rev; Livia (1916-); Hungarian classical pianist Rev Livia 1916- Hungarian classical pianist Female (cisgender)

Lívia Rév (born 1916) is a classical concert pianist. Rév was born in Budapest, Hungary. She started her studies with Margit Varro and Klara Mathe. Aged nine, she won the Grand Prix des Enfants Prodiges. Aged twelve she performed with an orchestra. She studied with Leo Weiner and Arnold Székely at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, with Professor Robert Teichmüller at the Leipzig Conservatory, and with Paul Weingarten at the Vienna Conservatory, having left Hungary in 1946. Rév lives in Paris, with her husband Benjamin Dunn.She has won the Ferenc Liszt International Record Grand Prix. Rév has performed across Europe, in Asia, Africa, and in the United States. She has been the soloist with conductors such as Sir Adrian Boult, André Cluytens, Jascha Horenstein, Eugen Jochum, Josef Krips, Rafael Kubelík, Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, Constantin Silvestri, and Walter Susskind. Her first US appearance was in 1963 at the invitation of the Rockefeller Institute. She is well known for her light touch and clarity. Her recordings vary from complete Debussy Préludes, Chopin Nocturnes, and Mendelssohn Songs without Words International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSkeyte 9/17/2012 RAHAKirkbride 11/3/2022 d61b2d1f-5c3f-4672-82bc-860f8acfc0a8