Kamilló Lendvay (28 December 1928; Budapest, Hungary − 30 November 2016; Budapest, Hungary) was a prominent award-winning Hungarian composer, conductor, and music educator of the 20th and 21st centuries whose works have been performed throughout the world, including in the United States, Europe, and Asia.
[1][2][3] Lendvay was born in Budapest and attended the Franz Liszt Academy of Music from 1949 to 1957, where he studied with János Viski and László Somogyi.
He was a professor at the Liszt Academy from 1972 to 1992, where he was head of the music theory department from 1976.
[3] "That musicians, not only myself, find enjoyment in my work has always been my guiding principle.
Also, I have never compromised in matters of style, regardless of prevailing fashion or the presumed taste of the public, or other considerations.