Person Open DS/UK/6501 Kilenyi; Edward (1900-2000); American pianist Kilenyi Edward 1900-2000 American pianist Male

Edward Kilenyi, Jr. (1910-2000) was a classical pianist. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 7, 1910. His father, Edward Kilenyi, Sr., arrived in the United States from Hungary in 1908, taught music to George Gershwin for five years and later wrote music for movies and the Sam Fox music library. Kilenyi studied in Hungary with the composer/pianist Ernst von Dohnányi at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, earning a diploma in 1930. He later became a Professor of Music at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida in 1953, four years after Dohnanyi began teaching there. He died on January 6, 2000. A collection of recordings of his concerts is located at the International Piano Archives at the University of Maryland (IPAM). 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 RAHhbaulcombe 7/30/2013 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 aa40b01e-4e79-4712-a21a-370943ab4fe3