Miklós Kocsár (21/12/1933 - 29/08/2019), a Hungarian composer, born in Debrecen. He studied composition with Ferenc Farkas at the Budapest Academy of Music, graduating in 1959. Between 1963 and 1972 he worked as musical director and conductor of the Madách Theatre in Budapest, in 1972 he joined the staff of the Béla Bartók Music Secondary School, where he has since been teaching composition. In 1974 he also became a leading member of the musical staff at the Hungarian Radio, and from 1983 till 1995 he was Deputy Head of the Radio’s Music Department. Miklós Kocsár was awarded with the Erkel Prize in 1973 and 1980. He was named Merited Artist of the Hungarian People’s Republic, in 1987. In 1992 he received the Bartók-Pásztory Award. In 2000 he was honoured with the Kossuth Prize.