Just in: Marta Kurtag has died
mainEditio Musica Budapest has announced the death of Marta Kurtág – ‘a great musician, a wonderful human being, and an inspiring companion for György Kurtág.’
Marta was 92. She married György in 1947.
When I met them a year ago in Budapest, she seemed physically the stronger of the couple, and formidably the more outgoing. Here’s what I wrote at the time.
UPDATE: Ivan Fischer: Music mourns
Very sad news. RIP
I once heared them playing Bach live and will never forget.
what a lovely couple.. one can only hope to have such a marriage .. of love and minds and being inventive.
RIP