Gyorgy Ligeti, the Central European composer whose music was among the most innovative of the last half of the 20th century – sometimes eerie, sometimes humorous usually fantastical and always polished – died yesterday in Vienna.

György Ligeti (born May 28, 1923, Diciosânmartin [now Tîrnăveni], Transylvania, Romania—died June 12, 2006, Vienna, Austria) was a leading composer of the branch of avant-garde music concerned principally with shifting masses of sound and tone colours.

On 28 May 2023, the 100th anniversary of György Ligeti's birth, the composer's music was heard in concert halls all over the world - in cities with which his life was closely linked, such as Budapest, Vienna, and Hamburg, as well as in faraway places like Tokyo and Mexico City.

One of the most influential composers of 20th century, Gyorgy Sandor Ligeti carved a place for himself in the history of music. Read through the article to know about his profile, childhood, life, timeline.

Hungarian composer Gyorgy Ligeti (pronounced Jurge LIG-ih-tee) created some of the most daring soundscapes to emerge from modern classical music in the latter half of the twentieth century.

György Ligeti was born on May 28, 1923, in Dicsöszentmárton (today named Tîrnaveni) in Romania. His parents belonged to the Hungarian-Jewish minority in Transylvania, and they soon moved with him to Cluj (Klausenburg), where he began to receive instruction in composition with Ferenc Parkas in 1941.

2023年5月28日 · Steinitz’s 2003 biography, György Ligeti: Music of the Imagination, contains excerpts of unfinished pieces from the 1940s, never seen before. He later wrote about Ligeti’s long struggle to reinvent his compositional style in the late 1970s, for a book edited by Louise Duchesneau, the composer’s assistant of many years.

György Sándor Ligeti (28 May 1923–12 June 2006) was a composer of contemporary classical music. He has been described as “one of the most important avant-garde composers in the latter half of the twentieth century” and “one of the most innovative and influential among progressive figures of his time.”

2020年2月26日 · György Sándor Ligeti (b. 1923–d. 2006) is arguably the most influential composer of the late 20th century. Over the course of six decades, he produced solo Chamber Works, choral compositions, Fluxus experiments, analog Electronic pieces, orchestral compositions, and works of music theatre.

2025年2月8日 · György Ligeti (1923–2006) was a Hungarian-Austrian composer celebrated for his groundbreaking contributions to 20th-century classical music. Renowned for his innovative techniques, Ligeti’s works transcend traditional boundaries, weaving together complex textures, imaginative structures, and daring harmonies that continue to inspire ...