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Composer Gyorgy Ligeti Died On This Day in 2006 [ON-THIS-DAY]

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Romanian-born Austrian contemporary composer Gyorgy Ligeti died on this day in 2006 – aged 83

Romanian-born Austrian contemporary composer Gyorgy Ligeti died on this day in 2006 – aged 83.

A composer who refused to play by the rules, his major contributions to the string repertoire include 2 string quartets, violin and cello concertos and solo sonatas for viola and cello.

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