Tibor Józef Pusztai (23 December 1946 – 10 January 2018) was a Hungarian violinist, composer, conductor, and teacher.

[2] Considered a child prodigy, Pusztai began performing as a violinist and violist from an early age.

Pusztai was also second violin in the original formation of the New England Ragtime Ensemble, created in 1972 by Gunther Schuller.

[1] He joined the Berklee faculty in 1996, teaching numerous classes, including conducting, scoring for strings, traditional harmony and composition, and directed studies.

During his life he lived and worked in numerous places, between the United States, Europe and the Middle East.