Imre Ungár, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Imre Ungár

pianist

Date of Birth: 23-Jan-1909

Place of Birth: Budapest, Hungary

Date of Death: 22-Nov-1972

Profession: composer, pianist, musician, Esperantist

Nationality: Hungary

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Imre Ungár (23 January 1909, in Budapest – 22 November 1972, in Budapest) was a Hungarian pianist. He was blind since the age of three.
While a student under István Thomán at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music he won the Competition for Young Talents, beginning a concert career through Hungary.
He took part in the II Fryderyk Chopin Competition, tying with Russian émigré Alexander Uninsky for the 1st prize.
Uninsky won the coin flipping. After World War II, which he spent in the Netherlands, Ungár combined his concert career with teaching at the Liszt Academy.