MUSICIAN

György Cziffra

1921 - 1994

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Christian Georges Cziffra (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɟørɟ ˈt͡sifrɒ]; born Cziffra Krisztián György; 5 November 1921 – 15 January 1994) was a Hungarian-French virtuoso pianist and composer. He is considered to be one of the greatest virtuoso pianists of the twentieth century. Among his teachers was Ernő Dohnányi, a pupil of István Thoman, who was a favourite pupil of Franz Liszt. Born in Budapest, he became a French national in 1968. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. György Cziffra is the 203rd most popular musician (up from 217th in 2019), the 107th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 113th in 2019) and the most popular Hungarian Musician.

György Cziffra was a Hungarian pianist and composer. He is most famous for his interpretations of the music of Franz Liszt.

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Among musicians, György Cziffra ranks 203 out of 3,175. Before him are Dr. Alban, Nicko McBrain, Emil Gilels, Wilhelm Kempff, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, and Stan Getz. After him are Mike Shinoda, Charles-Valentin Alkan, Maria João Pires, John Paul Jones, Giovanni Battista Martini, and Lisa Gerrard.

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Among people born in 1921, György Cziffra ranks 65. Before him are Harald Quandt, Nexhmije Hoxha, Dobrica Ćosić, Zizinho, Giuseppe Di Stefano, and Kurt Knispel. After him are Edgar Morin, Akio Morita, Mary Jackson, Karel Appel, Alexandra of Yugoslavia, and Harry Daghlian. Among people deceased in 1994, György Cziffra ranks 55. Before him are Fernando Rey, Pujie, Sylva Koscina, Robert Doisneau, Sergei Bondarchuk, and Chung Il-kwon. After him are Howard Martin Temin, Jack Kirby, Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia, Peter Cushing, Jessica Tandy, and Roberto Eduardo Viola.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, György Cziffra ranks 107 out of 1,077. Before him are John G. Kemeny (1926), Samuel Aba (990), George Pólya (1887), Pál Teleki (1879), Loránd Eötvös (1848), and Peter Lax (1926). After him are Stephen IV of Hungary (1133), László Sólyom (1942), Ágnes Heller (1929), Taksony of Hungary (931), Ján Kollár (1793), and Emma Orczy (1865).

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Among MUSICIANS In Hungary

Among musicians born in Hungary, György Cziffra ranks 1. After him are Arthur Nikisch (1855), Leopold Auer (1845), András Schiff (1953), Géza Anda (1921), Eugene Ormandy (1899), Tommy Ramone (1949), Jenő Hubay (1858), Carl Flesch (1873), Rezső Seress (1889), Stephen Heller (1813), and Joseph Böhm (1795).

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