Attila Bozay

composer

Balatonfűzfő, 11 August 1939 – Budapest, 14 September 1999

Posthumous associate member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts (2011–)

Attila Bozay (1939-1999) is a distinguished Hungarian composer and the youngest member of the generation born in the 1930s, the so-called “harmincasok” (‘those of the thirties’). He came into prominence already in the mid-1960s with his orchestral compositions and, in terms of recognition, quickly caught up with his older

Kossuth Prize

The highest Hungarian state decoration for the cultivation and preservation of Hungarian culture.

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1984governmental award

Meritorious Artist of the Hungarian People’s Republic

State award for artists who have created outstanding artistic values over a prolonged period in Hungarian national culture and artistic fields (theatre, music, dance, circus, film, visual, photography, applied arts), and who already hold an artistic award granted by the minister responsible for culture. The recipient is entitled to the title “Meritorious Artist of Hungary” (short: “Meritorious Artist”).

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1979governmental award

Erkel Ferenc Award

State award granted for outstanding composing, musical directing, and artistic activity.

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1968governmental award

Erkel Ferenc Award

State award granted for outstanding composing, musical directing, and artistic activity.

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