Aladár Pege
Aladár Pege (8 October 1939 – 23 September 2006) was a jazz musician from Hungary. He was well known for his work and was dubbed "the Paganini of double bass". He was chosen as best soloist of Europe in 1970, performed at Carnegie Hall and worked with Herbie Hancock.
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Aladár Pege
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- Name
- Aladár Pege
- Born
- 8 October 1939
- Died
- 23 September 2006
- Nationality
- Hungary.
- Occupation
- university teacher, double-bassist, composer and musician.
- Fields
- jazz.
- Education
- Béla Bartók Conservatory, Budapest, Franz Liszt Academy of Music and Berlin Philharmonic.
- Honours
- Kossuth Prize and Franz Liszt Prize.
- Languages
- Hungarian.
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This was quite rare during the communist era, when Hungarian (and other Eastern bloc countries') artists were seriously restricted in foreign travel. He spent his last decades teaching at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest.
Aladár Pege studied at Béla Bartók Conservatory, Budapest, Franz Liszt Academy of Music and Berlin Philharmonic. The recorded working language is Hungarian. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are jazz. Employment is recorded with Franz Liszt Academy of Music. Distinctions recorded are Kossuth Prize and Franz Liszt Prize.
Tomsits Rudolf és Pege Aladár.
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• Name — Aladár Pege • Born — 8 October 1939 • Died — 23 September 2006 • Genre — Jazz • Instrument — Double bass
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Aladár Pege lived from 8 October 1939 to 23 September 2006 and is documented in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Aladár Pege was born on 8 October 1939 in Budapest and died on 23 September 2006 in Budapest.
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The authorities additionally record the heading Aladar Pege. His recorded language was Hungarian. His recorded confession was Catholic Church.
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Aladár Pege is recorded as university teacher, double-bassist, composer and musician.
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2006
Aladár Pege died in 2006 at Budapest.
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Aladár Pege is recorded as having studied at Béla Bartók Conservatory, Budapest, Franz Liszt Academy of Music and Berlin Philharmonic.
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Pege, Aladár(Jr.), Oxford Music Online, 2003
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Aladár Pege studied at Béla Bartók Conservatory, Budapest, Franz Liszt Academy of Music and Berlin Philharmonic.
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