György Kurtág

Summary

György Kurtág is a human^[1]. Born in Lugoj^[2], he… he was born on February 19, 1926^[3]. He worked as a composer^[4], pianist^[5], music educator^[6], university teacher^[7], and librettist^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (583 views/month, #7,137 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Born in Lugoj^[2], György Kurtág…
• György Kurtág was born on February 19, 1926^[3].
• A child of György Kurtág was György Kurtág Jr.^[10].
• György Kurtág held citizenship in Hungary^[11].
• György Kurtág held citizenship in Romania^[12].
• György Kurtág held citizenship in France^[13].
• Hungarian was György Kurtág's native language^[14].
• György Kurtág worked as a composer^[4].
• György Kurtág worked as a pianist^[5].
• György Kurtág worked as a music educator^[6].
• György Kurtág worked as a university teacher^[7].
• György Kurtág worked as a librettist^[8].
• Among György Kurtág's employers was Franz Liszt Academy of Music^[15].
• György Kurtág's education included a stint at Piarist High School, Timișoara^[16].
• György Kurtág received the Kossuth Prize^[17].
• György Kurtág received the Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order^[18].
• György Kurtág received the Erkel Ferenc Prize^[19].
• György Kurtág received the Léonie Sonning Music Prize^[20].
• György Kurtág received the Bartók Béla – Pásztory Ditta Award^[21].
• György Kurtág received the Meritorius Artist of Hungary^[22].
• György Kurtág was a member of Academy of Arts of the GDR^[23].
• György Kurtág was a member of Academy of Arts, Berlin^[24].
• György Kurtág was a member of Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra^[25].
• György Kurtág was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[26].
• György Kurtág was a member of Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: HU^[29]

• Began / founded: 1926-02-19^[30]

• Genre(s): classical, contemporary classical^[31]

• Community tags: classical, composer, contemporary classical, hungarian composer, to clean up^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 52c73400-0546-45ac-b1ec-81b630fa72fd^[33]

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Origins and Family

György Kurtág was born in Lugoj^[2]. He was born on February 19, 1926^[3]. Hungarian was his native language^[14].

Education

György Kurtág was educated at Piarist High School, Timișoara^[16]. Studied under Pál Kadosa^[34], Sándor Veress^[35], and Ferenc Farkas^[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer^[4], pianist^[5], music educator^[6], university teacher^[7], and librettist^[8]. György Kurtág was employed by Franz Liszt Academy of Music^[15].

Recognition

Awards received include Kossuth Prize^[17], an award^[37], in Hungary^[38], founded in 1948^[39]; Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order^[18], a civil decoration^[40], in Prussia^[41], founded in 1842^[42]; Erkel Ferenc Prize^[19], a music award^[43], in Hungary^[44], founded in 1952^[45]; Léonie Sonning Music Prize^[20], a music award^[46], in Denmark^[47], founded in 1959^[48]; Bartók Béla – Pásztory Ditta Award^[21], a music award^[49], in Hungary^[50]; and Meritorius Artist of Hungary^[22], an award^[51], in Hungary^[52], founded in 1950^[53].

Personal Life

A child of György Kurtág was György Kurtág Jr.^[10].

Why It Matters

György Kurtág ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (583 views/month, #7,137 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[54] He is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[55]

FAQs

Where was György Kurtág born?

György Kurtág was born in Lugoj^[2].

What did György Kurtág do for work?

György Kurtág worked as composer^[4], pianist^[5], music educator^[6], university teacher^[7], and librettist^[8].

Where did György Kurtág go to school?

György Kurtág was educated at Piarist High School, Timișoara^[16].

What awards did György Kurtág receive?

Honors received include Kossuth Prize^[17], Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order^[18], Erkel Ferenc Prize^[19], and Léonie Sonning Music Prize^[20].