Júlia Székely
Hungarian writer and musician
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| Intro | Hungarian writer and musician | ||
| A.K.A. | Julia Szekely | ||
| A.K.A. | Julia Szekely | ||
| Places | Hungary | ||
| was | Writer Musician Pianist Teacher Biographer | ||
| Work field | Academia Literature Science Music | ||
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| Instruments: | Piano | ||
| Birth | 8 May 1906, Budapest, Hungary | ||
| Death | 19 March 1986Budapest, Hungary (aged 79 years) | ||
| Star sign | Taurus | ||
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Biography
Júlia Székely (Budapest, 8 May 1906 – 19 March 1986) was a Hungarian writer and musician.
She studied with the composer Béla Bartók, eventually becoming a pianist. She is also the author of biographies (especially of famous musicians), novels and dramas.
Works
- A repülő egér (1939): novel
- A halhatatlan kedves (1961): biography of composer Ludwig van Beethoven
- Vándor Évek (1962): biography of composer Franz Liszt
- Elindultam szép hazámból (1965) : biography of Béla Bartók
- Schubertiáda (1968) : biography of composer Franz Schubert
- Chopin Párizsban (1969) : biography of composer Frédéric Chopin
Sources
- Biographical note on the electronic Lexikon website: https://web.archive.org/web/20111005204636/http://www.netlexikon.hu/yrk/Ryrgenwm/14441 (hu)