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Baroque

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Concerto

 

Agi Jambor was a Hungarian-American classical pianist and teacher, born on January 8, 1925, in Budapest, Hungary. She was the daughter of a prominent Hungarian composer, pianist, and conductor, Albert Siklos, who was also her first piano teacher. Jambor showed an early aptitude for music and began performing in public at the age of six. Jambor's family fled Hungary during World War II and settled in the United States. She continued her musical studies at the Juilliard School in New York City, where she studied with the renowned pianist and teacher, Rosina Lhévinne. Jambor's talent and dedication to her craft quickly became apparent, and she won several prestigious awards, including the Naumburg Award in 1949 and the Leventritt Award in 1950. Jambor's career as a concert pianist took off in the 1950s, and she quickly became known for her virtuosic performances and sensitive interpretations of classical music. She performed with many of the world's leading orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and the London Symphony Orchestra. She also gave recitals in major concert halls around the world, including Carnegie Hall, the Royal Albert Hall, and the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. One of Jambor's most memorable performances was her debut with the New York Philharmonic in 1951, where she performed Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 under the baton of Dimitri Mitropoulos. The performance was widely praised by critics, who noted Jambor's technical brilliance and emotional depth. Jambor was also a dedicated teacher, and she taught at several prestigious institutions, including the Juilliard School, the Manhattan School of Music, and the University of Southern California. Her students included many successful pianists, including Jeffrey Kahane, John Perry, and Yefim Bronfman. In addition to her performing and teaching career, Jambor was also a prolific recording artist. She recorded for several major labels, including RCA Victor, Columbia Records, and Decca Records. Her recordings of works by Beethoven, Chopin, and Schumann are particularly highly regarded. Jambor continued to perform and teach well into her later years, and she remained an active and influential figure in the classical music world until her death on January 14, 2006, at the age of 81. She was remembered by her colleagues and students as a passionate and dedicated musician who had a profound impact on the world of classical music.

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