About Olga Hegedus
Lived 1920 – 2017 (aged 96). Olga Hegedus was a cellist.
Olga Catherine Mary Elizabeth Hegedus (18 October 1920 – 22 April 2017) was an English cellist who was co-principal of the English Chamber Orchestra. She performed at the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer.
Life Olga Catherine Mary Elizabeth Hegedus was born on 18 October 1920, in London. Her father was renowned Hungarian violinist Ferencz Hegedus, and her mother Kitty Buckley from a family who owned land in Saddleworth Moor. Hegedus was the second of three daughters. She was educated in Hungary, Belgium and France before the family settled back in London in 1928. She did not marry.
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English cellist (1920–2017)
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Olga Hegedus was born on 18 October 1920.
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Olga Hegedus died on 22 April 2017.
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Olga Hegedus was a cellist.
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