Georges Aperghis

Greek composer of contemporary music living in France
Person human Q1355279

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
December 23, 1945
Place of birth
Athens
Country of citizenship
Greece[7]
Official website
www.aperghis.com[17]
Work location
Paris[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French, Greek[20][21]
Described by source
UbuWeb[19]
Given name
Giorgos[16]
Influenced by
Iannis Xenakis[13]
Name in native language
Γιώργος Απέργης[22]
Native language
Greek[8]
P14750
48EF-AA77-BFEB-10DA-2945
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 83
VIAF cluster ID
84263879
Library of Congress authority ID
n84002054
GND ID
124716911
AllMusic artist ID
mn0001476367
BAnQ authority ID
0000460466
BIBSYS ID
98057951
BRAHMS artist ID
georges-aperghis
Babelio author ID
22677
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
139289259
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CONOR.SI ID
86294371
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10285847
Carnegie Hall agent ID
1011904
CiNii Research ID
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Classical Archives composer ID
74966
CompositionToday composer ID
2103
DBC author ID
87097990081268
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
124716911
Dezède person ID
2596
Discogs artist ID
166793
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
georges-aperghis
Europeana entity
agent/base/152491
FAST ID
127987
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_124716911
Flanders Arts Institute person ID (former scheme)
1880002
FranceArchives agent ID
18604657
Freebase ID
/m/04vcbq
GTAA ID
1163239
Grove Music Online ID
01079
IDU person ID
40684
IMDb ID
nm1174954
IdRef ID
030418739
KANTO ID
000206609
KBR person ID
14465224
Kallías ID
PE00145674
Kinobox person ID
930639
Komponisten der Gegenwart ID
17000000015
Kunstenpunt Knowledge Graph ID
San Chay people
Les Archives du spectacle person ID
1974
LiederNet composer ID
27674
Living Music Database composer ID
georges_aperghis
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
00385/eu_a_3853/a3853
MGG Online ID
594979
MMB ID
69145
Munzinger person ID
00000032528
Musicalics composer ID
84536
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000000169
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA1311637X
NL CR AUT ID
js20070928001
NUKAT ID
n2010152239
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007451551105171
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:BrRR;=Bu
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810629738805606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073953466
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095418600
Prabook ID
2306955
RERO ID (legacy)
A002933899
RILM ID
8655
Radio France person ID
georges-aperghis
Rate Your Music artist ID
georges_aperghis
Roglo person ID
p=georges;n=aperghis
SACEM Museum artist ID
27641
SBN author ID
UBOV403911
SHARE Catalogue author ID
625453
SNAC ARK ID
w6mc9kb4
Sceneweb artist ID
9353
Songkick artist ID
4771103
TMDB person ID
27981
Tabakalera ID
110187
The Oxford Dictionary of Music entry ID
10131
UOM ID
67223
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058515516806706
Who's Who in France biography ID
27392
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjmWC3mhvrGfXWw7H9CcP
ČSFD person ID
650633

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Country of citizenship 2
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
Described by source 1
Genre 1
Given name 1
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Summary

Georges Aperghis was born in Athens[1]. He was born on December 23, 1945[2]. He worked as a musician[3], author[4], and composer[5].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[23]

  • Country: FR[24]

  • Began / founded: 1945-12-23[25]

  • Community tags: composer[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c4c26b09-3b2d-46d4-bdbc-9653db21b9b2[27]

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Recognition

Awards received include BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award[9], a science award[28], in Spain[29], founded in 2008[30]; Mauricio Kagel Music Prize[10], a music award[31], in Germany[32], founded in 2011[33]; and Ernst von Siemens Music Prize[11], an award[34], in Germany[35], founded in 1972[36].

FAQs

Where was Georges Aperghis born?

Georges Aperghis was born in Athens[1].

Who were Georges Aperghis's parents?

Georges Aperghis's father was Achilleas Aperghis[6].

What did Georges Aperghis do for work?

Georges Aperghis worked as musician[3], author[4], and composer[5].

What awards did Georges Aperghis receive?

Honors received include BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award[9], Mauricio Kagel Music Prize[10], and Ernst von Siemens Music Prize[11].

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  1. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 9w ago · ~2026-47762-87 · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → Greece
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  2. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 48EF-AA77-BFEB-10DA-2945
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  3. 19w ago · Daieuxetdailleurs · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FranceArchives agent ID → 18604657
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  4. 20w ago · Gewild · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → French, Greek
    MMB ID → 69145
    Influenced by → Iannis Xenakis
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  5. 23w ago · AntonyFragakis · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Giorgos
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