Anda studied at Budapest?s Music Academy under Ernő Dohnányi and Leó Werner. He lived in Zürich from 1942 until his death in 1976.
Anda was awarded the Liszt Prize in 1940 but first drew the attention of international audiences at a performance with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Wilhelm Furtwängler.
Anda was the first pianist to record the complete piano concertos of Mozart and Bartók.
Szőcs, who was first exposed to Anda?s talent after purchasing an album by the artist in Zürich 30-35 years ago, said a relief of the pianist was planned at his former home and a statue would be erected somewhere in District XII. The aim is to bring Anda closer to Hungarians, he added.
Szőcs read out a note from the pianist Zoltán Kocsis who said that, in spite of leaving Hungary, Anda was a typical Central European artist.
Szőcs expressed regret that so many talented Hungarian artists had been forced to leave the country earlier.
The pianist and conductor Tamás Vásáry, who had several personal experiences with Anda, said the pianist should be remembered as one of the ?leaves in the laurel? of Hungarian culture.
Photo: Ernő Horváth / kormany.hu
