Kurtag and Ligeti reunited – Slippedisc

norman lebrecht

February 23, 2026

Among those attending the 100th birthday concerts of György Kurtág in Budapest was his old friend Vera Ligeti, widow of his lifelong pal György Ligeti. Vera is a sprightly 95 and does not normally use a wheelchair.

Behind her is her son, the composer Lukas Ligeti, with the jazz musician Göz László.

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