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András Ligeti

リゲティ・アンドラーシュ

Rigetii Andorāshu

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1953-08-05 (Pécs)
Died
2021-09-19 (Budapest) age 68
Nationality
Hungarian
Languages
Hungarian
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Pécs, Hungary → Budapest, Hungary

Career

Occupations
violinist, conductor
Active Years
1975-2021
Affiliations
Hungarian State Opera House, Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Taipei Symphony Orchestra, Matáv Hungarian Symphony Orchestra
Memberships
Hungarian Musical Society
Influenced By
Karl Österreicher, Georg Solti, Claudio Abbado

Education

Franz Liszt Academy of Music
Violin and Conducting
Year of Graduation: 1979
Country: Hungary
Graduated as conductor in 1979. Awarded Sir Georg Solti Scholarship and studied with Karl Österreicher in Vienna.

Awards

Leó Weiner Violin Competition
1975
Organization: Franz Liszt Academy of Music
Result: 第一位
Bloomington Violin Competition
1980
Result: 第一位
Béla Bartók-Pásztory Ditta Prize
1988
Organization: Ministry of Culture of Hungary
Result: 受賞
Ferenc Liszt Prize
1988
Organization: Ministry of Culture of Hungary
Result: 受賞
Béla Bartók-Pásztory Ditta Prize
2001
Organization: Ministry of Culture of Hungary
Result: 受賞
Meritorious Artist of Hungary
2002
Organization: Government of Hungary
Result: 称号授与
Knight of the Star of Italian Solidarity
2003
Organization: Italian Republic
Result: 受章
Kossuth Prize
2007
Organization: Government of Hungary
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Legacy

A Hungarian classical violinist and conductor who worked internationally. He served as chief conductor of the Hungarian State Opera House until 1985 and of the Budapest Symphony Orchestra from 1989 to 1993, with a focus on recording Hungarian and contemporary music.