REIFF, Lili
(1866–1958)> PIANIST · COMPOSER
REIFF, Lili (nee Sartorius) (Sertorius) German pianist and composer. Bamberg, June 21, 1866; 1958. She studied at the Music Academy in Munich from 1881 until 1883 when she became a pupil of Franz Liszt in Weimar for a year. She returned to Munich to further her studies under Ludwig Thuille. In 1891 she studied under Friedrich Hegar and Conrad in Zurich. From 1885 to 1891 she toured in concert, then married and settled in Zurich. Thomas Mann dedicated a chapter of Dr. Faustus to her…