Péter Komlós

Péter Komlós (25 October 1935 – 2 May 2017) was a Hungarian violinist, known particularly as the founder of the Bartók String Quartet.

Péter Komlós was born in Budapest in October 1935, and studied at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music with Ede Zathureczky, Leó Weiner and others.

There was a wide repertoire, with an emphasis on Béla Bartók's string quartets.

A number of Hungarian composers dedicated their works to the quartet.

[2][3] Komlós was concertmaster of the Hungarian State Opera Orchestra from 1960 to 1969.