Vilmos (Willi, Willy or Wilhelm) Thern (22 June 1847 – 7 April 1911)[1] and Lajos (Louis) Thern (18 December 1848 – 12 March 1920)[1] were Hungarian pianists and teachers of German descent.
[4] They were heard annually in London and Liverpool, made many tours of Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany, and in Paris they played in fashionable salons and were friendly with people such as Prince Metternich, Baron d'Erlanger, Rossini and Berlioz.
Their repertoire included works by Franz Liszt, who often attended their concerts and even played with them, as well as Bach, Mozart and Beethoven.
[10][11] Louis's students included Lubka Kolessa[12] and Leo Ascher.
[14] Liszt's transcription for piano 4-hands of four marches by Franz Schubert, S. 632, was dedicated to Willi and Louis Thern.