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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

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of György Cziffra has received more than 177,464 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. György Cziffra is the 159th most popular musician (up from 205th in 2019), the 85th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 102nd 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

Among musicians, György Cziffra ranks 159 out of 2,662Before him are Frank Farian, Giovanni Battista Martini, Ziryab, Joseph Joachim, Claudio Arrau, and Pete Best. After him are Stan Getz, Don Cherry, Rudolf Schenker, Caetano Veloso, Bono, and Chris Slade.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, György Cziffra ranks 45Before him are Georges Brassens, Dirk Bogarde, Akio Morita, Edgar Morin, Herschel Grynszpan, and Arthur Leonard Schawlow. After him are Zdeněk Miler, Nexhmije Hoxha, Lydia Litvyak, Abdul Salam Arif, Paul Schäfer, and Alida Valli. Among people deceased in 1994, György Cziffra ranks 41Before him are Marija Gimbutas, Raul Julia, Roger Wolcott Sperry, Paul Delvaux, Juvénal Habyarimana, and Fernando Rey. After him are André Michel Lwoff, Jeffrey Dahmer, Pujie, Jessica Tandy, Niels Kaj Jerne, and Jean-Louis Barrault.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, György Cziffra ranks 85 out of 866Before him are Irene of Hungary (1088), Zsa Zsa Gabor (1917), Theodore von Kármán (1881), Đurađ Branković (1377), István Szabó (1938), and Stephen II of Hungary (1101). After him are Margaret Mahler (1897), Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria (1831), Ladislaus II of Hungary (1131), Georg von Békésy (1899), Ferdinand Čatloš (1895), and Kinga of Poland (1224).

Among MUSICIANS In Hungary

Among musicians born in Hungary, György Cziffra ranks 1After him are Arthur Nikisch (1855), Leopold Auer (1845), Géza Anda (1921), Rezső Seress (1889), András Schiff (1953), Eugene Ormandy (1899), Annie Fischer (1914), Tommy Ramone (1949), Carl Flesch (1873), Jenő Hubay (1858), and Gábor Szabó (1936).