Izabella Kuliffay

Kuliffay Izabella, b. 1863

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 1877-79, and the Budapest Academy of Music from 1879–83, with teachers including Kornel Abranyi and Gyula Erkel.[1] Her work was also heavily influenced by Franz Liszt.[2]

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.[3]

Works

Selected works include:

References

  1. "Kuliffay, Izabella – (1863–1945)". Retrieved 24 December 2010.
  2. Walker, Alan (1997), Franz Liszt: The final years, 1861-1886
  3. Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers (Digitized online by GoogleBooks). Retrieved 24 December 2010.


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