Isabelle Nef, née Lander (27 September 1895 – 2 January 1976) was a Swiss pianist and harpsichordist, as well as a professor at the Conservatoire de musique de Genève.
[1] Born in Geneva, Nef studied the piano at the conservatoire de Genève with Marie Panthès then, in Paris, composition with Vincent d'Indy and harpsichord with Wanda Landowska.
[2] She had a concert career in Europe, South America and North America including Seattle, New York and Washington[3] in USSR, and South Africa[4][5] and in Australia.
For her 80th birthday, she performed works by Mozart and Bach on fortepiano at the Temple de Saint-Gervais [fr] in Geneva.
She then became an honorary professor and remained there until 1975 when she retired at the age of 80.