Marián Varga

Marián Varga
Varga in 2004
Background information
Born	(1947-01-29)January 29, 1947 Skalica, Czechoslovakia
Died	August 8, 2017(2017-08-08) (aged 70) Bratislava, Slovakia
Genres	Classical
Occupation(s)	Composer, organ player
Instruments	Organ

Marián Varga (January 29, 1947 – August 8, 2017) was a Slovak musician, composer and organ player. He was born in Skalica, Czechoslovakia.

In 1979, he began a solo career. Among other achievements, he became a pioneer of absolute improvisation (real-time composition) in Slovakia. In the meantime he continued to contribute to popular music. His work with Pavol Hammel led to five successful albums and to the first rock musical in Slovakia.

Death

Varga died on August 8, 2017 of heart failure in Bratislava, Slovakia at the age of 70.^[1]

Awards

• Hall of Fame ZAI Award – Grand Prix^[2]
• Aurel Award – Lifetime Achievement^[3]
• Pribina Cross – 2nd Class^[4]

References

1. "Vo veku 70 rokov zomrel Marián Varga, hudobník, skladateľ a jedna". Denník N (in Slovak). Retrieved 2017-08-09.
2. "História > Výročné ceny ZAI > Víťazi pre rok 1992". ZAI (in Slovak). ZAI. 2001. zai.eu.sk. Archived from the original on 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2015-04-14.
3. "Aurel > Víťazi Aurel 2002". Národná skupina IFPI Slovenskej republiky (in Slovak). SNS IFPI. 2003. ifpi.sk. Archived from the original on 2003-04-16. Retrieved 2015-04-14.
4. "Varga, Vilikovský, Zemko. Prezident Kiska udelil svoje prvé vyznamenania > Marián Varga". SME (in Slovak). Petit Press. 2015-01-13. sme.sk. Retrieved 2015-04-14.

Other websites

• Official website