György Ligeti

Summary

György Ligeti is a human^[1]. He was born in Târnăveni^[2]. He was born on May 28, 1923^[3]. He passed away in Vienna^[4]. He died on June 12, 2006^[5]. He worked as a composer^[6], music educator^[7], university teacher^[8], pianist^[9], and musician^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,268 views/month, #6,870 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Born in Târnăveni^[2], György Ligeti…
• György Ligeti passed away in Vienna^[4].
• György Ligeti was born on May 28, 1923^[3].
• György Ligeti died on June 12, 2006^[5].
• Burial took place at Vienna Central Cemetery^[12].
• György Ligeti's father was Sándor Ligeti^[13].
• Among György Ligeti's spouses was Vera Ligeti^[14].
• A child of György Ligeti was Lukas Ligeti^[15].
• György Ligeti held citizenship in Hungary^[16].
• György Ligeti held citizenship in Austria^[17].
• Hungarian was György Ligeti's native language^[18].
• György Ligeti's professions included composer^[6].
• György Ligeti worked as a music educator^[7].
• György Ligeti's professions included university teacher^[8].
• György Ligeti's professions included pianist^[9].
• György Ligeti worked as a musician^[10].
• György Ligeti's professions included librettist^[19].
• Among György Ligeti's employers was Hamburg University of Music and Drama^[20].
• György Ligeti's education included a stint at Franz Liszt Academy of Music^[21].
• György Ligeti received the Kossuth Prize^[22].
• György Ligeti received the Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna^[23].
• György Ligeti received the Bach Prize of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg^[24].
• György Ligeti received the Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order^[25].
• György Ligeti received the Theodor W. Adorno Award^[26].
• György Ligeti received the Balzan Prize^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: HU^[29]

• Began / founded: 1923-05-28^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2006-06-12^[31]

• Genre(s): classical, contemporary classical^[32]

• Community tags: classical, composer, contemporary classical^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: da5e774b-026a-4117-82a4-11d246c05a8b^[34]

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Origins and Family

György Ligeti's place of birth was Târnăveni^[2]. He was born on May 28, 1923^[3]. His father was Sándor Ligeti^[13]. Hungarian was his native language^[18].

Education

György Ligeti was educated at Franz Liszt Academy of Music^[21].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer^[6], music educator^[7], university teacher^[8], pianist^[9], musician^[10], and librettist^[19]. Among György Ligeti's employers was Hamburg University of Music and Drama^[20].

Recognition

Awards received include Kossuth Prize^[22], an award^[35], in Hungary^[36], founded in 1948^[37]; Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna^[23], an award^[38], in Austria^[39], founded in 1925^[40]; Bach Prize of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg^[24], a music award^[41], in Germany^[42], founded in 1950^[43]; Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order^[25], a civil decoration^[44], in Prussia^[45], founded in 1842^[46]; Theodor W. Adorno Award^[26], a cultural prize^[47], founded in 1977^[48]; and Balzan Prize^[27], a science award^[49], in Switzerland^[50], founded in 1961^[51].

Personal Life

Among György Ligeti's spouses was Vera Ligeti^[14]. A child of him was Lukas Ligeti^[15].

Death and Burial

György Ligeti died on June 12, 2006^[5]. He passed away in Vienna^[4]. He is buried at Vienna Central Cemetery^[12].

Why It Matters

György Ligeti ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,268 views/month, #6,870 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[52] He is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[53]

He has been cited as an influence by Frank Zappa^[54], a guitarist^[55], 1940–1993^[56], of United States^[57], awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[58] and John Persen^[59], a composer^[60], 1941–2014^[61], of Norway^[62].

FAQs

Where was György Ligeti born?

Born in Târnăveni^[2], György Ligeti…

Where did György Ligeti die?

György Ligeti died in Vienna^[4].

Who were György Ligeti's parents?

György Ligeti's father was Sándor Ligeti^[13].

Who was György Ligeti married to?

György Ligeti's spouses include Vera Ligeti^[14].

What did György Ligeti do for work?

György Ligeti worked as composer^[6], music educator^[7], university teacher^[8], pianist^[9], and musician^[10].

Where did György Ligeti go to school?

György Ligeti was educated at Franz Liszt Academy of Music^[21].

What awards did György Ligeti receive?

Honors received include Kossuth Prize^[22], Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna^[23], Bach Prize of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg^[24], and Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order^[25].

Who did György Ligeti influence?

György Ligeti has been cited as an influence by Frank Zappa^[54] and John Persen^[59].