Izabella Kuliffay

Izabella Kuliffay (b. 29 Dec 1863, d. 19 Jan 1945) was a Hungarian pianist and composer. She was born in Pest, and studied music at the National Conservatory in Budapest from 1877-9, and the Budapest Academy of Music from 1879–83, with teachers including Kornel Abranyi and Gyula Erkel.[1]

After completing her studies, Kuliffay taught music in Budapest. She was vice-president of the Hungarian Women’s Choral Union and founded a school for girls. She died in Budapest.[2]

Works

Selected works include:

References

  1. ^ "Kuliffay, Izabella – (1863–1945)". http://abitofhistory.net/html/rhw/k_body.htm. Retrieved 24 December 2010. 
  2. ^ Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994) (Digitized online by GoogleBooks). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers. http://books.google.com/books?id=IvoQQU1QL_QC&pg=PA256&dq=Izabella+Kuliffay+(1863%E2%80%931945)&hl=en&ei=TawUTdr9OsO88gagoYTGBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCUQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Izabella%20Kuliffay%20(1863%E2%80%931945)&f=false. Retrieved 24 December 2010.