Pál Kadosa

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Pál Kadosa (1903–1983) - piano teacher and Hungarian composer of the post-Bartók generation. His early style was influenced by Hungarian folklore while his later works were more toward Hindemith and expressively forceful idoms. He was born in Léva. He studied at the national Hungarian Royal Academy of Music under Zoltán Székely and Zoltán Kodály. He was head of the piano department of the Franz Liszt Academy for many years and his students have included György Ligeti, György Kurtág, Andras Schiff, Zoltán Kocsis, Dezső Ránki, Valeria Szervánszky, Ronald Cavaye and Jenő Jandó. The latter became his assistant on graduation.