István Thomán

István Thomán
Thomán in 1932.
Background information
Born4 November 1862
Homonna, Hungary
Died22 September 1940 (aged 77)
Budapest, Hungary
GenresClassical music
OccupationPianist · music educator
InstrumentPiano

István Thomán (Hungarian: [ˈiʃtvaːn ˈtomaːn]; 4 November 1862 – 22 September 1940) was a Hungarian piano virtuoso and music educator. He was a notable piano teacher, with students including Béla Bartók, Ernő Dohnányi, Paul de Marky who later taught Oscar Peterson in Quebec, Gisela Selden-Goth, and Georges Cziffra. His six-volume Technique of Piano Playing is still in use today.

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