Yolanda Mero

Yolanda Mero (aka Jolanda Mero;[1] Hungarian spelling Mérő; later Mero-Irion) (30 August 1887 – 17 October 1963)[2] was a Hungarian-American pianist, opera and theatre impresario, and philanthropist who supported destitute musicians. Yolanda Mero was born into a Jewish family in Budapest to Salamon Mérő and Rozalia (née Pick).[2] She began studying at the age of 8 at the National Conservatory with Augusta Rennebaum, a pupil of Franz Liszt.[3] She made her debut at age 15 with the Dresden Philharmonic