Lajos Rovátkay
Lajos Rovátkay (15 September 1933 – 2 January 2026) was a Hungarian-born German harpsichordist and musicologist. He was a recipient of the Lower Saxony State Prize (1992). Rovátkay died on 2 January 2026 in Hanover, at the age of 92.
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- Name
- Lajos Rovátkay
- Born
- 15 September 1933
- Birthplace
- Budapest, Hungary
- Died
- 2 January 2026
- Place of death
- Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany
- Occupation
- Harpsichordist, musicologist
- Nationality
- Germany
- Education
- Budapesti Érseki Katolikus Gimnázium · Béla Bartók Conservatory and Budapest · Franz Liszt Academy of Music · Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts
- Teachers
- János Hammerschlag · Rezső Sugár · Lajos Bárdos · Helmut Walcha
- Honours
- Lower Saxony State Prize
- Languages
- German
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Lajos Rovátkay studied at Budapesti Érseki Katolikus Gimnázium, Béla Bartók Conservatory, Budapest and Franz Liszt Academy of Music. Training under János Hammerschlag, Rezső Sugár and Lajos Bárdos is recorded. The recorded working language is German. Employment is recorded with Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media. Distinctions recorded are Lower Saxony State Prize.
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The Deutsche Nationalbibliothek records Hannover as a place of activity.
Rovatkay spielt während der Langen Nacht der Kirchen in der Hof- und Stadtkirche Hannover am Cembalo
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• Name — Lajos Rovátkay • Born — 15 September 1933 • Birthplace — Budapest, Hungary • Died — 2 January 2026 • Place of death — Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany • Occupation — Harpsichordist, musicologist
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Lajos Rovátkay (15 September 1933 – 2 January 2026) is described as a conductor, harpsichordist and university teacher in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Lajos Rovátkay was born in Budapest (15 September 1933) and died in Hannover (2 January 2026).
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