Ferdinand Rebay (11 June 1880 – 6 November 1953) was an Austrian composer, music teacher, choir director, and pianist.
[2] In 1890, at the age of ten, young Ferdinand Rebay became a chorister at Heiligenkreuz Abbey, south of Vienna.
In 1901 he joined Joseph Hofmann's piano class at the Vienna Conservatory (today's Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst).
Some years later, in 1915, he took on the same rôle with the Wiener Schubertbund, remaining in the post until 1920, when he was appointed to the Vienna Music Academy.
In addition, he made piano reductions for Breitkopf & Härtel, Universal Edition, Schott (Korngold operas).