Ferenc Rados

Ferenc Rados (26 October 1934 – 25 February 2025) was a Hungarian pianist who performed internationally as recitalist, chamber musician and soloist with orchestras. He was professor of piano and chamber music at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music from the 1960s until 1996 where he shaped the careers of a generation of students, including Kirill Gerstein and András Schiff.

Life and career Rados was born in Budapest from 1956 to 1959. He studied further with Victor Merzhanov at the Moscow Conservatory.

Rados began to teach in 1964 at the Bartók Music School. He lectured at the academy first as Kadosa's assistant, and then was appointed professor of piano and chamber music, shaping the careers of notable students. Kocsis, the pianist Dezső Ránki, Andres Carciente and the composer and filmmaker Matteo Marchisano-Adamo.

Rados also advised musicians, chamber ensembles and orchestras.