Kerpely Jenő
cello
Place of Birth
Budapest
Date of Birth
1885
1 December 1885, Budapest - 3 December 1954, Los Angeles (USA)
Excellent cellist, founder of Waldbauer-Kerpely String Quartet.
He studied at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music as a pupil of Dávid Popper. With Imre Waldbauer (violin) he founded the Waldbauer-Kerpely String Quartet in 1910 - this was a new chapter in the history of Hungarian chamber music. János Temesváry (second violin) and Antal Molnár (viola) were also members of the group. They debuted in March presenting Kodály's and Bartók's String quartet No. 1 for the first time. The ensemble had a very close tie with Béla Bartók and Zoltán Kodály. Whenever they performed they always played chamber works by these two composers. Also in 1910 they presented Debussy's String quartet in the presence of the composer. In 1911 they had a concert in the Netherlands and ever since they regularly performed in Hungary and abroad. On the 7th May 1918 they first presented Kodály's String quartet No. 2.
Jenő Kerpely was a teacher at the Ferenc Liszt Academy from 1913 to 1919 and from 1928 to 1948. He had first presented many works by Kodály. He played the Sonata for cello and piano (op. 4.) with Béla Bartók in 1910, the Duo for violin and cello (op. 7.) with Imre Waldbauer in 1918 and the Solo sonata for cello (op. 8).
In 1948 he settled down in the USA. His style can be characterized by abundance in fantasy and generosity in form.
Excellent cellist, founder of Waldbauer-Kerpely String Quartet.
He studied at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music as a pupil of Dávid Popper. With Imre Waldbauer (violin) he founded the Waldbauer-Kerpely String Quartet in 1910 - this was a new chapter in the history of Hungarian chamber music. János Temesváry (second violin) and Antal Molnár (viola) were also members of the group. They debuted in March presenting Kodály's and Bartók's String quartet No. 1 for the first time. The ensemble had a very close tie with Béla Bartók and Zoltán Kodály. Whenever they performed they always played chamber works by these two composers. Also in 1910 they presented Debussy's String quartet in the presence of the composer. In 1911 they had a concert in the Netherlands and ever since they regularly performed in Hungary and abroad. On the 7th May 1918 they first presented Kodály's String quartet No. 2.
Jenő Kerpely was a teacher at the Ferenc Liszt Academy from 1913 to 1919 and from 1928 to 1948. He had first presented many works by Kodály. He played the Sonata for cello and piano (op. 4.) with Béla Bartók in 1910, the Duo for violin and cello (op. 7.) with Imre Waldbauer in 1918 and the Solo sonata for cello (op. 8).
In 1948 he settled down in the USA. His style can be characterized by abundance in fantasy and generosity in form.