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Ervin Nyiregyhazi

Ervin Nyíregyházi: Hungarian-born American pianist. Child prodigy. aka Erwin, Nyiregyházi

The rise and bizarre fall of a musical prodigy — Los Angeles Times [24 July 2011]

July 24, 2011 by Aaron Gross Leave a Comment

The rise and bizarre fall of a musical prodigy A Hungarian pianist was hailed as a boy, played for royalty and later took New York by storm. But moving to L.A. proved, in many ways, to be his undoing, and he lived for decades in flophouse rooms. By Anthony Mostrom, Special to the Los Angeles Times July 24, 2011 He was a forlorn-looking figure, dressed in a rumpled … [Read more...] about The rise and bizarre fall of a musical prodigy — Los Angeles Times [24 July 2011]

NY Times – Review of Lost Genius: The Curious and Tragic Story of an Extraordinary Musical Prodigy

December 27, 2010 by Aaron Gross Leave a Comment

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/28/books/review/Kimmelman-t.html?ref=books LOST GENIUS The Curious and Tragic Story of an Extraordinary Musical Prodigy. By Kevin Bazzana. Illustrated. 383 pp. Carroll & Graf Publishers. $28. By MICHAEL KIMMELMAN Published: October 28, 2007 Not long after World War II, a small-time impresario in Los Angeles named Irwin Parnes heard … [Read more...] about NY Times – Review of Lost Genius: The Curious and Tragic Story of an Extraordinary Musical Prodigy

Nyiregyhazi Documentary

December 27, 2010 by Aaron Gross Leave a Comment

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LA Times: A Spiritual Connection: Ervin Nyiregyházi, Louis ‘Moondog’ Hardin and, yes, Bobby Fischer

May 21, 2009 by Aaron Gross Leave a Comment

Los Angeles Times: A spiritual connection: Ervin Nyiregyházi, Louis 'Moondog' Hardin and, yes, Bobby Fischer CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK By Mark Swed January 27, 2008 DURING the 1970s, I often spent time in the music room of the L.A. Central Library. One other regular was an elegant, if seedy, older gentleman, always dressed in the same threadbare suit and tie and loath to … [Read more...] about LA Times: A Spiritual Connection: Ervin Nyiregyházi, Louis ‘Moondog’ Hardin and, yes, Bobby Fischer

YouTube: Erwin Nyiregyhazi plays Blanchet’s ‘In the Old Turkish Harem Garden’

May 15, 2009 by Aaron Gross Leave a Comment

Erwin Nyiregyhazi playing a rare work by Blanchet ('In the Old Turkish Harem Garden'), in his own free version, preceded by a few words by Gregor Benko. … [Read more...] about YouTube: Erwin Nyiregyhazi plays Blanchet’s ‘In the Old Turkish Harem Garden’

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Ervin Nyíregyházi

Hungarian-born American pianist. Sometimes spelled "Erwin" and "Nyiregyházi" or "Nyiregyhazi".

b.Budapest, Hungary 19 Jan 1903
d.Los Angeles, CA, USA 13 Apr 1987


This website is dedicated to the dash between the dates on Erwin Nyiregyhazi's headstone.

Recent Nyiregyhazi.org Posts

  • The rise and bizarre fall of a musical prodigy — Los Angeles Times [24 July 2011]
  • NY Times – Review of Lost Genius: The Curious and Tragic Story of an Extraordinary Musical Prodigy
  • Nyiregyhazi Documentary
  • LA Times: A Spiritual Connection: Ervin Nyiregyházi, Louis ‘Moondog’ Hardin and, yes, Bobby Fischer
  • YouTube: Erwin Nyiregyhazi plays Blanchet’s ‘In the Old Turkish Harem Garden’
  • Short list for Charles Taylor prize announced
  • Wall Street Journal: Hungarian Rhapsody
  • People Magazine: For Pianist Nyiregyhazi, Fame, Unjustly, Is Nine Wives and Ten Photographed Fingers
  • The Lost Zeppelin – Nyiregyhazi

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