Tibor Varga, violinist, teacher and conductor: born Györ, Hungary 4 July 1921; married 1948 Judith Szava (deceased; one son, one daughter), 2001 Angelika Behrer; died Grimisuat, Switzerland 4 ...

Tibor Varga, a conductor and violinist known for his teaching and his performances of Bela Bartok and other modern masters, died Thursday at his home in Grimisuat, Switzerland, according to his wife.

Born in 1921, Varga was ten years old when he made his first public appearance as a soloist. He began his studies at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest the same year and by his early teens ...

Tibor Varga, the Hungarian-born violinist who has died aged 82, was one of the most exciting soloists of the mid-20th century; he was especially associated with the music of Berg and Bartók, which he ...

'I would like to be younger to write more works for you," wrote the composer Schoenberg to Tibor Varga, the violinist who had just given the world premiere of his violin concerto in 1951. "Your ...