Janos Cegledy

Cegledy, along with his brother, grandparents and aunt, were sent to the Budapest Ghetto in 1944.^[6] His mother was deported to Lichtenwörth concentration camp and his father to Mauthausen concentration camp.^[7] In 1948, Cegledy, his parents and brother, emigrated to New Zealand.^[8]

He graduated from Victoria University, and moved to Germany with a scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) to study under Andor Földes at the Saarland State Conservatory for Music.^[4]

Cegledy moved to Japan in 1967.^[9] Since 2000, he has lectured internationally, and given piano recitals around the world.^[10] He has also judged numerous competitions both in Japan and abroad,^[11] and has written dozens of piano compositions.^[12]

He has served as a professor at the Toho College of Music and is on faculty of Musashino Academia Musicae.^[13] He is the president of the Leschetizky Society of Japan.^[13]

Since 2016,^[8][14] he has given talks throughout Japan about the Holocaust and his experiences.^[7]

Cegledy was married to Reiko Matsuzaki.^[15] After their divorce, he married Chiyoko in 1981, with whom he has one son.^[4]