{"product_id":"18490-kurtag-gyorgy-signed-program","title":"Kurtág, György. (b. 1926) Signed Program","description":"Five-fold gateway program for the 1998 György Kurtág Festival in Milan, boldly signed in blue ink by the Hungarian composer and pianist.   Very fine, 8 x 3.9 inches (20 x 10 cm.).\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eKurtág \"is the only composer to have lived through Hungary's communist regime (1949–89) and still to have achieved international recognition. Drawing on Bartók, Webern and, to a lesser extent, Stravinsky, his work is characterized by compression in scale and forces, and by a particular immediacy of expression.\" (Rachel Beckles Willson, New Grove Online.) \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eOn the occasion of his 80th birthday in February 2006, the Budapest Music Centre honoured György Kurtág with the celebration of a festival in his hometown. The same year’s editions of Musikfest Berlin, Vienna modern, Holland Festival and Festival d’Automne in Paris dedicated special programmes to György Kurtág. Kurtág often holds master-classes in chamber music, and appears in concerts together with his wife Márta.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093684408479,"sku":"18490","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Kurtag_Gyorgy_Signed_Program_18490b.jpg?v=1722189677","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/18490-kurtag-gyorgy-signed-program","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}