Sándor Balassa
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Sándor Balassa (20 January 1935 – 14 May 2021[1]) was a Hungarian composer and music educator.
Born in Budapest,[2] Balassa attended a musical school and then studied music with Endre Szervánszky.[3] In 1964 he started working at the Hungarian Radio where he created music programs. Since 1981 he also taught at the Academy of Music. He retired from this position in 1996.[4]
Balassa was awarded the Kossuth Prize in 1983.[5]
