Composer Kamilló Lendvay passed away on 30 November 2016 at the age of 88. He was one of the most important members of the generation of Hungarian composers whose careers began in the 1950s. He studied composition with János Viski and conducting with László Somogyi at the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music. After graduating he was the musical director of the State Puppet Theatre, and the Hungarian Army Art Ensemble, later he was a conductor and (from 1972) the musical director of the Budapest Operetta Theatre. In 1972 he was appointed teacher of music theory at the Academy of Music in Budapest, and as a head of Music Theory Department he retired from there in 1992. As a president of Artisjus, the president of Hungarian Composers’ Society he was actively involved in Hungarian music life.

His œuvre includes theatrical, oratorial, orchestral, chamber and solo instrumental works. In his music classical forms and genres have a significant role. Ideas gained from the works of the 20th-century Hungarian masters, together with abundant humour and many grotesque elements, are blended into an individual style in his works.

A significant part of Kamilló Lendvay’s works were published by Editio Musica Budapest; last Study for viola solo in February 2016.

His memory and his artistic legacy will be preserved forever.

Find more about his oeuvre here.