Zdenka Ticharich
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Zdenka Ticharich (26 September 190015 February 1979) was a Hungarian pianist, music educator and composer.
, Hungary
. She studied with István Tomka at the National School of Music, and then with Ferruccio Basoninál and Sauernél Emil at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik in Berlin
, and composition with Franz Schreker
from 1923 to 1925. Young composers from Schreker's class were popular in concert halls and opera houses in Germany but were forced into exile and their music banned by the Third Reich prior to World War II
. From 1947-1969 Ticharich taught piano at the Budapest Academy of Music. She died in Budapest in 1979.
Capriccio by Berthold Goldschmidt
(1903–1996) was composed for Ticharich in 1927. She was a popular subject for artist portraits:
Ticharich's compositions have been recorded and issued on CD, including:
Biography
Zdenka Ticharich was born in BudapestBudapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
. She studied with István Tomka at the National School of Music, and then with Ferruccio Basoninál and Sauernél Emil at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, and composition with Franz Schreker
Franz Schreker
Franz Schreker was an Austrian composer, conductor, teacher and administrator. Primarily a composer of operas, his style is characterized by aesthetic plurality , timbral experimentation, strategies of extended tonality and...
from 1923 to 1925. Young composers from Schreker's class were popular in concert halls and opera houses in Germany but were forced into exile and their music banned by the Third Reich prior to World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. From 1947-1969 Ticharich taught piano at the Budapest Academy of Music. She died in Budapest in 1979.
Capriccio by Berthold Goldschmidt
Berthold Goldschmidt
Berthold Goldschmidt was a German Jewish composer who spent most of his life in England...
(1903–1996) was composed for Ticharich in 1927. She was a popular subject for artist portraits:
- Woman with Lace Márffy Jones (1878–1959), 1930
- Zdenka and Tiarich Csinszka Márffy Jones, 1930
- Portrait of Ticharich Zdenka József Rippl-RónaiJózsef Rippl-RónaiJózsef Rippl-Rónai was a Hungarian painter.He was born in Kaposvár. After his studies at the High School there, he went to study in Budapest, where he obtained a degree in pharmacology. In 1884 he travelled to Munich to study painting at the Academy. Two years later he obtained a grant which...
(1861–1927), 1921
Works
Ticharich composed for voice, orchestra and solo piano. Selected works include:- Scherzo-Valse
- Suite for piano
Ticharich's compositions have been recorded and issued on CD, including:
- Suite for piano, Kolja Lessing Piano, EDA Records (2000)
- Franz Schreker's Masterclasses in Vienna and Berlin, Vol. 3