Effective period / Period of releases: 1939 - 1978

German pianist of the Classical-Romantic repertoire who specialized in Ludwig van Beethoven (* 27 September 1882 in Düsseldorf, German Empire; † 31 March 1968 in Tutzing, Bavaria, Germany).
She began a music education at the Cologne Conservatory and won the Mendelssohn Scholarship in 1901 to study in Vienna with Theodor Leschetizky and Emil Von Sauer. Ney had a successful concert career as a virtuoso pianist. Elly was married to the violinist Willem Van Hoogstraten from 1911 to 1927.

In 1937, Elly Ney joined the Nazi Party and participated in "cultural education" camps, earning an honorary membership in the League of German Girls. She was a pronounced National Socialist and held anti-Semitic views.