Géza Zichy
Géza Graf Zichy zu Vásonykeö [ ˈɡeːzɒ ˈzitʃi ] (born July 23, 1849 in Sztára , Austria-Hungary , today Staré , Slovakia ; † January 14, 1924 in Budapest ) was a Hungarian pianist and composer .
Life
Géza Zichy , who lost his right arm in a hunting accident at the age of fourteen, completed a piano training a. a. with Franz Liszt and studied composition with Robert Volkmann . Since 1890 he has performed internationally as a pianist, praised a. a. by the music critic Eduard Hanslick . In addition, he was president of the Royal Hungarian National Music Academy from 1875 to 1892 and director of the Budapest Opera from 1891 to 1894, the director of which at that time was Josef Řebíček (1891-1893) and then Arthur Nikisch .
He composed six operas , of which the Rákóczi trilogy had the greatest success, as well as the cantata Dolores and the ballet Gemma , a piano concerto , piano études for the left hand and songs . He published a three volume autobiography. His cousin Mihály Zichy (1827–1906) became known as a painter.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Zichy-Vásonykeő, Geza Graf . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 60th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1891, pp. 25–27 ( digitized version ).
- From my life - memories and fragments by Géza Graf Zichy , 2 vols., Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart 1913.
Web links
- List of stage works by Géza Zichy based on the MGG at Operone
- Sheet music and audio files by Géza Zichy in the International Music Score Library Project
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zichy, Géza |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Count Zichy of Vásonykeö, Géza |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian pianist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 23, 1849 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Staré , Austria-Hungary |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 14, 1924 |
| Place of death | Budapest , Hungary |