Tibor Varga Musical artist
Tibor Varga (4 July 1921 – 4 September 2003) was a Hungarian violinist and conductor born in Györ, Hungary, the birthplace greats Joseph Joachim, Leopold Auer and Carl Flesch. He studied at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest with Carl Flesch and Jenö Hubay. He made his public debut at the age of six, performed the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto at the age of ten and made his first recordings at the age of 13. He began touring Europe when he was just 14. He moved to London in 1947, where he became a British citizen.
