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Composer: Ligeti, György (1923-2006)

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© Christoph Koestlin

Philharmonie de Paris: Grande salle Pierre Boulez

Tue, 3 Nov at 20:00

Ligeti, Beethoven, Chopin, Ravel, Debussy, Mompou, Liszt

Wigmore Hall

Sat, 7 Nov at 14:00

Ligeti, Messiaen

Beatson, Chan, Knopp, Mezcaros, Marwood, Myerscough

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Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities: Sohmen Concert Hall

Tue, 10 Nov at 17:00

Bach, Corelli, Ligeti

Simbanegavi, Poster, Walker, Djikoloum, Sáez, Harman, Federle, Urioste, Ventris, van der Heijden, Cole, Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective

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Andrew Watts (Prince Go-Go) and Sarah Aristidou (Venus) in Le Grand Macabre © Berliner Festspiele, Foto: Fabian Schellhorn

A less than grand Macabre: Musikfest Berlin opens its new edition with Ligeti

By Elena Luporini

Stéphane Degout and Quatuor Diotima © Darius Weinberg | Wigmore Hall

Quatuor Diotima and Stéphane Degout haunt Wigmore Hall

By Christopher Woodley

Chun Wai Chan and Ruby Lister in Edwaard Liang’s Distant Cries © Erin Baiano

Contemporary escapism at New York City Ballet from Wheeldon, Ratmansky, Liang and Lubovitch

By Carla Escoda

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© Yanan Li

Konserthuset Stockholm: Stora Salen

Ligeti, Rachmaninov, Stravinsky

Bancroft, Rana, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

Geneva International Music Competition

Concorde espace culture

Sun, 8 Nov at 14:30, From 8 Nov 14:30
to 31 Dec 23:59

Ligeti, Chin, Saunders

Ensemble Contrechamps, Contestants of Concours de Genève

Geneva International Music Competition

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Sun, 8 Nov at 19:30, From 8 Nov 19:30
to 31 Dec 23:59

Ligeti, Chin, Saunders

Ensemble Contrechamps, Contestants of Concours de Genève

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György Kurtág © Baling Hrotko

György Kurtág celebrates 99th birthday

Danny Driver © Kaupo Kikkas

New common ground: Danny Driver comes to Carnegie Hall

By Peter Quantrill

Siena during the Palio © Antonio Cinotti

Siena’s musical gift to the world: the Chigiana International Festival

By Mark Pullinger

Ligeti, György

Ligeti, György

Fact file

Year of birth	1923
Year of death	2006
Nationality	Hungary
Period	Modern

Top works

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3 Pieces for 2 pianos 6 Bagatelles for wind quintet Atmosphères Concert Românesc Continuum for Harpsichord Etude no. 6 "Automne à Varsovie"Hungarian Rock Lux aeterna Melodien Musica Ricercata Musica Ricercata: I Sostenuto Musica Ricercata: II Mesto, rigido e cerimoniale Musica Ricercata: III Allegro con spirito Musica Ricercata: IV Tempo di valse Musica Ricercata: IX (Béla Bartók in memoriam) Adagio. Mesto – Allegro maestoso Musica Ricercata: V Rubato. Lamentoso Musica Ricercata: VI Allegro molto capriccioso Musica Ricercata: VII Cantabile, molto legato Musica Ricercata: VIII Vivace. Energico Musica Ricercata: X Vivace. Capriccioso Musica Ricercata: XI (Omaggio a Girolamo Frescobaldi.) Andante misurato e tranquillo Mysteries of the Macabre Passacaglia Ungherese Requiem San Francisco Polyphony Sonata for solo cello Sonata for solo viola String Quartet no. 1 "Metamorphoses nocturnes"Trio for horn, violin and piano "Hommage à Brahms"Violin Concerto Étude no. 10 "Der Zauberlehrling"Étude no. 4 "Fanfares"