DOHNANYI, ERNST VON ), Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor, was born at Bratislava (Press burg) on July 27, 1877. He studied at the Budapest Royal Academy, and was for a short time a pupil of Eugen d'Albert. He attracted notice by his first pianoforte quintet as early as 1895. He was appointed professor of the pianoforte at the Berlin Hochschule (1908) and director of the Academy at Budapest in 1919. He became conductor of the Philharmonic orchestra of Budapest, and conducted with notable success in the United States. The style of his compositions is conservative and indi vidual and carries on the romantic traditions of the 19th century. Among his principal works may be mentioned Die Schleier der Pierrette (ballet pantomime) ; Tante Simona (comic opera, 1912) ; Der Turrder Woi jwoden (opera, 19 2 2) ; also orchestral and chamber music and songs, all of a high order and giving him a place among the first composers of his day. As a pianist he also takes high rank.