György Cziffra

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/György_Cziffra

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:person pianist
gptkbp:activeYears	1940s–1980s
gptkbp:awardReceived	gptkb:Légion_d'honneur gptkb:Order_of_the_Hungarian_Republic
gptkbp:birthDate	1921-11-05
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Budapest
gptkbp:burialPlace	gptkb:Senlis,_France
gptkbp:causeOfDeath	heart attack
gptkbp:child	gptkb:György_Cziffra_Jr.
gptkbp:deathDate	1994-01-15
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Senlis
gptkbp:emigratedTo	gptkb:France
gptkbp:escapedFrom	gptkb:Hungary
gptkbp:founded	gptkb:Cziffra_Foundation gptkb:Festival_de_La_Chaise-Dieu
gptkbp:genre	classical music romantic music virtuoso piano music
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	György Cziffra
gptkbp:imprisonedAt	gptkb:Hungary
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:Frédéric_Chopin gptkb:Sergei_Rachmaninoff gptkb:Franz_Liszt György Cziffra Sr. (his father)
gptkbp:instrument	gptkb:piano
gptkbp:knownFor	virtuoso piano technique interpretations of Liszt
gptkbp:language	gptkb:French Hungarian
gptkbp:nationality	Hungarian
gptkbp:notableStudent	gptkb:Michel_Dalberto gptkb:Cyprien_Katsaris gptkb:Pascal_Amoyel gptkb:Valery_Sigalevitch gptkb:Georges_Cziffra gptkb:György_Cziffra_Jr. gptkb:Jean-Yves_Thibaudet
gptkbp:notableWork	recordings of Chopin, Liszt, Ravel, and Schumann transcriptions of Liszt and other composers
gptkbp:occupation	composer pianist
gptkbp:recordLabel	gptkb:EMI gptkb:Philips gptkb:Hungaroton
gptkbp:residence	gptkb:France gptkb:Hungary
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Soleika_Cziffra
gptkbp:teacherOf	gptkb:György_Cziffra_Jr.
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Farkasréti_Cemetery
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5