Andor Földes [SEP] place of birth
Andor Földes
Andor Földes (later Andor Foldes; 21 December 1913 –9 February 1992) was an internationally renowned Hungarian pianist born in Budapest, who later took American citizenship.
Career.
Földes first studied the piano with his mother, Valerie Ipolye, and with Tibor Szatmari in his home town of Óbuda. He made his public debut performing a Mozart concerto with the Budapest Philharmonic when he was 8 years old (1921). He entered the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in 1922.
Földes studied with
Földes (surname)
Földes is a surname of Hungarian origin. People with this surname include:
- Andor Földes (1913 – 1992), Jewish Hungarian pianist
- Dezső Földes (1880 – 1950), Hungarian fencer
- Éva Földes (1914 – 1981), Hungarian author
- Ferenc Földes, namesake of the Ferenc Földes Secondary School, Hungary
- Jolán Földes (1902 – 1963), Hungarian author
- László Földes (born 1959), Hungarian architect
- Mária Földes (1925 –