Agi Jambor (Piano)

Born: February 4, 1909 - Hungary
Died: 1997

The Hungarian pianist, Agi Jambor, learned piano with Paul Braun at the Fodor Music School in Budapest. Among her teachers was also Zoltán Kodály. Between 1926 and 1931, she studied at the Hochschule für Musik in Berlin with Edwin Fischer. In 1937 she won 5^th Prize at the 3^rd International Frederic Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw.

Agi Jambor began her stage career at an early age, performing in many European countries. In 1947 she immigrated to the USA and became Professor for piano of Music at Bryn Mawr College, near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. On February 14, 1951 the President and Mrs. Truman attended a concert at Constitution Hall of the National Symphony with Madame Agi Jambor as soloist. She was married with Claude Rains (1889-1967; a British, and later American, theatre and film actor) for 9 months (November 1959 - August 1960).

Agi Jambor composed Piano Sonata to the Victims of Auschwitz.

Source: Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina Website (Author: Stanisław Dybowski), English translation by Teddy Kaufman (February 2007); Bits & pieces from various websites
Contributed by Teddy Kaufman (February 2007); Aryeh Oron (February 2007)

Agi Jambor: Short Biography | Recordings of Instrumental Works

Links to other Sites

Agi Jambor - Osoby związane z Chopinem (Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina) [Polish]