What is Marián Varga?
{{Infobox musical artist |birth_date = {{birth date|1947|1|29}} |birth_place = [[Skalica]], [[Czechoslovakia]] |image = Marianvarga.jpg |caption = Varga in 2004 |background = non_vocal_instrumentalist |occupation = Composer, organ player |instrument = Organ |genre = Classical |death_date = {{death date and age|2017|8|8|1947|1|29}} |death_place = [[Bratislava]], [[Slovakia]] }} '''Marián Varga''' (January 29, 1947 – August 8, 2017) was a Slovak musician, composer and [[Organ (music)|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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://dennikn.sk/minuta/846963/|title=Vo veku 70 rokov zomrel Marián Varga, hudobník, skladateľ a jedna|work=Denník N|access-date=2017-08-09|language=sk-SK}}</ref> ==Awards== * [[3rd ZAI Awards|Hall of Fame ZAI Award]] – Grand Prix<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zai.eu.sk/historia/ |title=História > Výročné ceny ZAI > Víťazi pre rok 1992 |work=[[Zväz autorov a interprétov populárnej hudby|ZAI]] |at=zai.eu.sk |publisher=ZAI |date=2001 |access-date=2015-04-14 |language=sk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903103410/http://zai.eu.sk/historia/ |archive-date=2014-09-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * [[2nd Aurel Awards|Aurel Award]] – Lifetime Achievement<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.sk/vitaz.htm |title=Aurel > Víťazi Aurel 2002 |work=[[Národná skupina IFPI Slovenskej republiky]] |at=ifpi.sk |publisher=SNS IFPI |date=2003 |access-date=2015-04-14 |language=sk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030416202221/http://www.ifpi.sk/vitaz.htm |archive-date=2003-04-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * [[Pribina Cross]] – 2nd Class<ref>{{cite web|