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Sándor Szokolay

Hungarian composer and professor (1931–2013)
Person human Q338630

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
March 30, 1931
Date of death
December 8, 2013
Place of birth
Kunágota
Place of death
Sopron
Country of citizenship
Hungary[9]
Occupation
composer, music educator, university teacher
Employer
Franz Liszt Academy of Music[11]
Field of work
music[10]
Educated at
Franz Liszt Academy of Music[12]
Award received
Kossuth Prize, Erkel Ferenc Prize, Meritorius Artist of Hungary, Great Artist of Hungary Award, Hungarian Heritage Award, Prima Primissima Prize, Kölcsey commemorative plaquette, Erkel Ferenc Prize[13][14][15][16][17][18]
Child
Balázs Szokolay[8]
Genre
opera[21]
Cause of death
pneumonia[22]
Student of
Ferenc Farkas
Languages spoken, written or signed
Hungarian
End of work period
December 8, 2013
Family name
Szokolay[23]
Given name
Sándor
Manner of death
natural causes
Member of
Hungarian Art Academy[19]
Start of work period
1952
🏷️ Also known as
en Sandor Szokolay en Sándor Szokolay de Szokolay de Sandor Szokolay es Sandor Szokolay he שאנדור סוקולאי hu Szokolay Sándor Bálint hu Sandor Szokolay hu Sándor Szokolay hu Szokolay Sándor ja ソコライ・シャーンドル nl Sandor Szokolay ru Соколаи, Шандор ru Шандор Соколаи tr Sandor Szokolay uk Соколаі Шандор uk Соколаї Шандор uk Шандор Соколаі uk Шандор Соколаї
🔖 Identifiers · 62
ISNI
0000000081855342
VIAF cluster ID
116617678
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n80086159
GND ID
130293601
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Sándor Szokolay.jpg ↗
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13969102h
CONOR.SR ID
14968423
Carnegie Hall agent ID
1006305
CiNii Research ID
1140282266667243136
Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
33715
Classical Archives composer ID
83444
Danish National Filmography person ID
199980
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
130293601
Discogs artist ID
2992798
Europeana entity
agent/base/57623
FAST ID
57352
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_130293601
FactGrid item ID
Miguel Ramón Morales
Freebase ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
sandor-szokolay
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
21285487
Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música ID
18030
Grove Music Online ID
27317
HAA member ID (former scheme)
MMA19555
HAND ID
7255-9495-CAFD-4D50-0598
Hymnary author ID
Szokolay_S
IDU person ID
13527
IMDb ID
nm0844208
IPI name number
00030067427
IxTheo authority ID
497646153
J9U entity ID
987007325621005171
KANTO ID
000208808
KBR person ID
13967658
Kinobox person ID
911834
LdiF person ID
57516
Liszt Academy Lexikon person ID
1680
Museum-digital person/organization ID
262408
MusicBrainz artist ID
bca0507e-5a77-4deb-8a9d-b16073f0b883
Musicalics composer ID
82321
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000239632, M00000043605
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA12138377
NL CR AUT ID
xx0058977
NLB authority ID (Belarus)
PLRB-ar14336471
NLP ID
a0000002232324
NSZL (VIAF) ID
000000017430
NSZL name authority ID
147094
NUKAT ID
n2015077326
National Library of Latvia ID
000177146
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810648810305606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX5065999
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
075173441
OSZMI ID
OSZMI7070
Operone composer ID
szokolay
PIM authority ID
PIM72032
PORT person ID
112063
Prabook ID
162066
RISM ID
people/51011835
SBN author ID
DDSV115500
TMDB person ID
1354644
The Oxford Dictionary of Music entry ID
8898
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjXm7XC3DRJmvbVQHgHYP
ČSFD person ID
357331

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Award received 5
Kossuth Prize, Hungarian Heritage Award, Great Artist of Hungary Award, Meritorius Artist of Hungary, Prima Primissima Prize
Occupation 3
composer, university teacher, music educator
Cause of death 1
pneumonia
Child 1
Balázs Szokolay
Children (paternal) 1
Balázs Szokolay
Compositions 1
Alba Regia
Country of citizenship 1
Hungary
Educated at 1
Franz Liszt Academy of Music
Employer 1
Franz Liszt Academy of Music
FactGrid item ID 1
Miguel Ramón Morales
Field of work 1
music
Genre 1
opera
Given name 1
Sándor
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Hungarian
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Mb:parent 1
Balázs Szokolay
Mb:teacher 1
András Déri
Place of birth 1
Kunágota
Place of death 1
Sopron
Sex or gender 1
male
Student of 1
Ferenc Farkas
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Summary

Born in Kunágota[1], he… he was born on March 30, 1931[2]. He died in Sopron[3]. He died on December 8, 2013[4]. He worked as a composer[5], music educator[6], and university teacher[7].

Body

Education

He studied under Ferenc Farkas[24].

Recognition

Awards received include Kossuth Prize[13], an award[25], in Hungary[26], founded in 1948[27]; Erkel Ferenc Prize[14], a music award[28], in Hungary[29], founded in 1952[30]; Meritorius Artist of Hungary[15], an award[31], in Hungary[32], founded in 1950[33]; Great Artist of Hungary Award[16], an award[34], in Hungary[35], founded in 1950[36]; Hungarian Heritage Award[17], an award[37], in Hungary[38]; and Prima Primissima Prize[18], an award[39], in Hungary[40], founded in 2003[41].

FAQs

Where was Sándor Szokolay born?

Born in Kunágota[1].

Where did Sándor Szokolay die?

Sándor Szokolay passed away in Sopron[3].

What did Sándor Szokolay do for work?

Sándor Szokolay worked as composer[5], music educator[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did Sándor Szokolay go to school?

Sándor Szokolay was educated at Franz Liszt Academy of Music[12].

What awards did Sándor Szokolay receive?

Honors received include Kossuth Prize[13], Erkel Ferenc Prize[14], Meritorius Artist of Hungary[15], and Great Artist of Hungary Award[16].

Related Entities

Hungary music

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