György Cziffra News
Hungarian-French virtuoso pianist and composer (1921-1994)
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Commemorations 2024 (Death: György Cziffra)
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2022-11-05 16:21:41
György Cziffra was one of the most celebrated and individual piano virtuosos of the postwar decades
2022-07-25 13:57:46
Ernst von Dohnányi, 2022
[…] a very ambitious program of reshaping the musical life of Hungary, first as the Director of the Budapest Academy, and then in the position of Music Director of the Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra. He promoted the music of Béla Bartók, Zoltán Kodály, Leo Weiner and other Hungarian composers, and also played extensively, for example, performing all of the piano works of Beethoven, and taught at the Academy. Among his students were Annie Fischer, Georg Solti, Georges Cziffra and many other musicians who later made big careers. In 1934 Dohnányi was again appointed Director of the Academy of Music while keeping his position at the Philharmonic Orchestra. These were difficult times in Hungary, which was ruled by Miklós Horthy, an autocrat and semi-fascist. Hungary was anti-Semitic under Horthy, but became murderous once Germany occupied it and replaced Horthy with a “real” fascist, Ferenc Szálasi. 564,000 Jews out of the 825,000 pre-war […]
2022-02-27 10:36:25
[…] with Chrystal E Williams back in the title role - opera review Mendelssohn and Schumann from Antonello Manacorda and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment - concert review Snapshots of a Romance: Elizabeth Llewellyn and Simon Lepper at Classical Vauxhall - concert review Vividly theatrical: Irish National Opera's production of Vivaldi's Bajazet at Covent Garden - opera review Devastates & dazzles: Jakub Józef Orlinski, Il Pomo d'Oro & Francesco Corti in rare 18th century arias at Wigmore Hall - concert review György Cziffra: Pianist János Balázs on celebrating the great Hungarian's centenary & continuing his artistic legacy - interview Home
2022-02-26 10:15:50
The Last Castrato: Max Hoehn and Torsten Rasch on their new collaboration as part of Opera21's platform for new opera
[…] with Chrystal E Williams back in the title role - opera review Mendelssohn and Schumann from Antonello Manacorda and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment - concert review Snapshots of a Romance: Elizabeth Llewellyn and Simon Lepper at Classical Vauxhall - concert review Vividly theatrical: Irish National Opera's production of Vivaldi's Bajazet at Covent Garden - opera review Devastates & dazzles: Jakub Józef Orlinski, Il Pomo d'Oro & Francesco Corti in rare 18th century arias at Wigmore Hall - concert review György Cziffra: Pianist János Balázs on celebrating the great Hungarian's centenary & continuing his artistic legacy - interview Mélodies: French song and Czech rarities from two young Czech singers - record review Home
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