György Cziffra

Summary

György Cziffra is a human^[1]. Born in Budapest^[2], he… he was born on November 5, 1921^[3]. He died in Longpont-sur-Orge^[4]. He died on January 15, 1994^[5]. He worked as a classical pianist^[6] and composer^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (343 views/month, #7,230 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• György Cziffra's place of birth was Budapest^[2].
• György Cziffra passed away in Longpont-sur-Orge^[4].
• György Cziffra was born on November 5, 1921^[3].
• György Cziffra died on January 15, 1994^[5].
• György Cziffra is buried at Senlis^[9].
• A child of György Cziffra was György Cziffra, Jr.^[10].
• György Cziffra held citizenship in France^[11].
• György Cziffra's professions included classical pianist^[6].
• György Cziffra's professions included composer^[7].
• György Cziffra was educated at Franz Liszt Academy of Music^[12].
• A notable student of György Cziffra was Cyprien Katsaris^[13].
• György Cziffra received the Franz Liszt Prize^[14].
• György Cziffra received the Commander Cross of the Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic^[15].
• György Cziffra received the Officer of the Legion of Honour^[16].
• György Cziffra received the Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎^[17].
• György Cziffra is recorded as male^[18].
• György Cziffra's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• György Cziffra's genre is classical music^[20].
• György Cziffra's discography is recorded as György Cziffra discography^[21].
• György Cziffra's Commons category is recorded as György Cziffra^[22].
• György Cziffra was part of the conflict World War II^[23].
• György Cziffra's family name is recorded as Cziffra^[24].
• György Cziffra's given name is recorded as György^[25].
• György Cziffra studied under István Thomán^[26].
• György Cziffra studied under Jolán Tauszky^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: FR^[29]

• Began / founded: 1921-11-05^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1994-01-15^[31]

• Community tags: piano^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 88f4b33d-1351-4ea4-bb7b-0498628cc026^[33]

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Origins and Family

György Cziffra was born in Budapest^[2]. He was born on November 5, 1921^[3].

Education

György Cziffra's education included a stint at Franz Liszt Academy of Music^[12]. Studied under István Thomán^[26], a classical pianist^[34], 1862–1940^[35], of Hungary^[36] and Jolán Tauszky^[27], a piano teacher^[37], 1895–1935^[38], of Hungary^[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include classical pianist^[6] and composer^[7]. A notable student of György Cziffra was Cyprien Katsaris^[13].

Recognition

Awards received include Franz Liszt Prize^[14], a music award^[40], in Hungary^[41], founded in 1952^[42]; Commander Cross of the Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic^[15], a grade of an order^[43], in Hungary^[44]; Officer of the Legion of Honour^[16], a grade of an order^[45], in France^[46]; and Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎^[17], a grade of an order^[47], in France^[48].

Personal Life

A child of György Cziffra was he, Jr.^[10].

Death and Burial

György Cziffra died on January 15, 1994^[5]. He passed away in Longpont-sur-Orge^[4]. Burial took place at Senlis^[9].

Why It Matters

György Cziffra ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (343 views/month, #7,230 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[49] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]

FAQs

Where was György Cziffra born?

Born in Budapest^[2], György Cziffra…

Where did György Cziffra die?

György Cziffra died in Longpont-sur-Orge^[4].

What did György Cziffra do for work?

György Cziffra worked as classical pianist^[6] and composer^[7].

Where did György Cziffra go to school?

György Cziffra was educated at Franz Liszt Academy of Music^[12].

What awards did György Cziffra receive?

Honors received include Franz Liszt Prize^[14], Commander Cross of the Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic^[15], Officer of the Legion of Honour^[16], and Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎^[17].