György Cziffra, Jr.

This article is about the conductor. For his father, the pianist, see Georges Cziffra.

György Cziffra, Jr. (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɟørɟ ˈt͡sifra]; 1943-1981) was a Hungarian conductor. His father was the famous pianist Georges Cziffra who had served in the Hungarian forces during World War II, and was arrested for political reasons by communist authorities after World War II. In 1956 the family fled Hungary, settling in France.

He trained as a pianist, but decided to turn to conducting. He and his father worked together on several recordings and live performances.

Cziffra, Jr., died in a fire at his house in the Paris suburbs. His father was heartbroken, and from that day on he never performed or recorded with an orchestra again.

References

Hungarian Gypsy Style in the Lisztian Spirit: Georges Cziffra's Two Transcriptions of Brahms' Fifth Hungarian Dance. ProQuest. 2008. pp. 51–. ISBN 978-0-549-55607-7.

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