Ferenc Rados

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Ferenc Rados (born 26 October 1934, in Budapest) is a Hungarian pianist and professor of piano and chamber music. Until 1996, he taught at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, Hungary. After retiring, he gave master classes in Europe and Asia. [1] Rados was awarded the Kossuth Prize in 2010. [2]

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