Péter Szervánszky (24 September 1913,

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– 27 March 1985,

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) was a Hungarian violinist. On 5 January 1944, Szervánszky gave the first performance in Hungary of

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's 2nd violin concerto, in which he played the tutti ending of the concerto. Bartók had already left Hungary for the United States and left the score with the eminent musicologist

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. Péter performed the work with the Székesfövarosi Orchestra, conducted by

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. Szervánszky is the brother of the artist

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and the composer

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, and uncle of the pianist

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Hungarian classical violinists Hungarian male classical violinists 1913 births 1985 deaths 20th-century classical violinists 20th-century Hungarian male musicians {{violinist-stub