caption death_date death_place birth_name birth_place years_active image_size background birth_date instrument genre image article_title name occupation
jános négyesy at the icmc 2008 december 20 , 2013 san diego , california négyesy jános budapest , hungary 1970 -- 2013 220 non_vocal_instrumentalist september 13 , 1938 violin classical negyesy at ebe rehearsal at icmc 2008.jpg jános négyesy
 négyesy jános violinist , computer painter , pedagogue
jános négyesy

jános négyesy -lrb- or `` négyesy jános '' , as should be written in hungarian -rrb- was a hungarian violinist with a particular interest in contemporary music .
he performed world premieres of numerous works , the first two books of the freeman etudes -lrb- etudes i -- xvi and xvii -- xxxii -rrb- by american composer john cage among others .
he was also the first european violinist who recorded the complete violin and piano sonatas of charles ives -lrb- with pianist cornelius cardew -rrb- .
he is the author of a teaching and reference book on violin techniques , which was commissioned after he met pierre boulez at ircam in 1976 .
in 1979 , he joined the faculty of the university of california at san diego .
he is also known for his computer paintings .
he began doing these artworks after moving to san diego , california .
