About Rezső Sugár
Lived 1919 – 1988 (aged 68). Rezső Sugár was a Hungarian composer and music teacher.
Rezső Sugár (9 October 1919 – 22 September 1988) was a Hungarian composer.
Rezső Sugár was born in Budapest. He studied musical composition under Zoltán Kodály at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music from 1937 to 1942. He was a teacher of composition at the Béla Bartók Secondary School of Music from 1949 to 1968 and at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music from 1968 to 1979.
His recorded compositions include the oratorios Hunyadi and Savonarola, the Quartet for Strings and Piano, and the Partita for String Orchestra.
He was a winner of the Kossuth Prize in 1954 and was the father of the composer and conductor Miklós Sugár.
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Who was Rezső Sugár?
Hungarian composer (1919–1988)
When was Rezső Sugár born?
Rezső Sugár was born on 9 October 1919 in Budapest.
When did Rezső Sugár die?
Rezső Sugár died on 22 September 1988 in Budapest.
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Rezső Sugár was a composer and music teacher.
What nationality was Rezső Sugár?
Rezső Sugár was Hungarian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Rezső Sugár. https://biography.guide/rezso-sugar/
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