Ferenc Rados (born 26 October 1934, in
Budapest
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) is a Hungarian
pianist
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and professor of piano and
chamber music
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. Until 1996, he taught at the
Franz Liszt Academy of Music in
Budapest
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, Hungary. After retiring, he gave
master classes in Europe and Asia. Rados was awarded the
Kossuth Prize in 2010.
Notable students
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Kirill Gerstein
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(pianist)
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András Fejér
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Barnabás Kelemen
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(violinist)
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Zoltán Kocsis (pianist, conductor, composer)
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Matteo Marchisano-Adamo
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Dezső Ránki (pianist)
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András Schiff
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(pianist, conductor)
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Balázs Szokolay (pianist)
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Andres Carciente (pianist)
* Miriam Gómez-Morán (pianist)
* Claudio Martínez-Mehner (pianist)
* SooJin Anjou (pianist)
* Aldo Mata Payero (cellist)
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Leonidas Kavakos (violinist, conductor)
*Natsuki Fukasawa (pianist)
References
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Living people
1934 births
Hungarian pianists
Franz Liszt Academy of Music faculty
21st-century pianists
21st-century Hungarian male musicians
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