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László Somfai

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Also known as Laszlo Somfai

Hungarian musicologist (1934–2026)

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László Somfai is a Hungarian musicologist, academic, and university teacher born in Jászladány in 1934. He holds a doctorate and is a professor emeritus. Somfai was educated at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music and speaks Hungarian. His professional roles include work as an editor and academic.

He is a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the British Academy. Somfai received the Széchenyi Prize. His notable works include *Bartók's workshop*, *Serate d'opere di Eszterháza*, *Kottakép és műalkotás*, and *The Keyboard Sonatas of Joseph Haydn*. He is also recognized in the American Academy Arts Sciences collection.

Synthesized by Vinony from 23 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Vinony collections. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

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Works
8

Top works

  • Bartók's workshop
  • Serate d'opere di Eszterháza
  • Kottakép és műalkotás
  • The Keyboard Sonatas of Joseph Haydn
  • Essays in honor of László Somfai on his 70th birthday

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Hungary
Active from
1934
Active to
2026

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
László
Gender
male
Citizenship
Hungary
Place of birth
Jászladány
Position held
professor emeritus
Languages spoken
Hungarian
Academic degree
doctorate
Field of work
musicology
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date of birth
1934-08-15
date of death
2004-01-01
name in native language
Somfai László
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