Background
Rév was born in Budapest, Hungary.
Rév was born in Budapest, Hungary.
She studied with Leo Weiner and Arnold Székely at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, with Professor Robert Teichmüller at the Leipzig Conservatory, and with Paul Weingarten at the Vienna Conservatory, having left Hungary in 1946.
She started her studies with Margit Varro and Klara Mathe. Aged twelve she performed with an orchestra. Rév has performed across Europe, in Asia, Africa, and in the United States.
She has been the soloist with conductors such as Sir Adrian Boult, André Cluytens, Jascha Horenstein, Eugen Jochum, Josef Krips, Rafael Kubelík, Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, Constantin Silvestri, and Walter Susskind.
Her first United States appearance was in 1963 at the invitation of the Rockefeller Institute. She is well known for her light touch and clarity.
Her recordings vary from complete Debussy Préludes, Chopin Nocturnes, and Mendelssohn Songs without Words.