Miklos Radnai

Miklos Radnai (Hungarian: Miklós Radnai) was a Hungarian composer, music educator, and theatre director. He was born on January 1, 1892, in Budapest, then part of Austria-Hungary, and died on November 4, 1935, in Budapest, Hungary.

The son of a notary, Radnai studied the violin from childhood. While still in secondary school he entered the Music Academy in Budapest, where he studied with Hans von Koessler and Viktor von Herzfeld, and later continued his training in Munich with Felix Mottl.

From 1919 to 1925 Radnai taught harmony at the Budapest Music Academy. For the remainder of his life he served as director of the Budapest Opera, combining administrative leadership with his work in composition and theatre.

Radnai composed an opera and two ballet pantomimes, as well as orchestral works including a symphonic suite, a mosaic suite for orchestra, and a work titled “Hungarian Symphony.” His output also included a choral cantata and other compositions.

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