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Oct 1, 1899 - Nov 18, 1986
Choir director, teacher and musicologist of great impact, he was professor at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, composer and founder of a school of music theory in Hungary.
He was a pupil in composition of Albert Siklós, Zoltán Kodály and Artúr Harmat at the Budapest Academy of Music (1920-25). He taught music at secondary schools (1925-29), and was appointed to the staff of the Academy of Music in 1928 where he led classes harmony, theory, music history, musical style until his retirement in 1968. Between 1925 and 42, he was conductor of the Cecilia Chorus, then between 1923 and 33 of the Palestrina Chorus. These two ensambles were then united under name of Budapesti Kórus which Bárdos conducted from 1942 until 1947. In 1931, together with Gyula Kertész, Bárdos founded the music publisher Magyar Kórus (Hungarian Chorus), which played an important role in the revital of Hungarian choral singing. He was director of this company and of the music periodical of the same title till 1950. In 1934, he organised the movement Singing Youth. he was one of the leaders of the National Association of Hungarian Choirs from 1936,and of the Béla Bartók Association from 1949 till 1950. Bárdos was a teacher and a musicologist of considerable impact on Hungarian musical life; he established music theory as part of the curriculum at the Academy.

Awards:
1953 Erkel Award
1954 Merited Artist
1955 Kossuth Prize
1964 Vienna Gold Medal
1970 Outstanding Artist
1979 Order of the Banner
1984 Order of the Banner with Laurel Wreath
1984 Bartók-Pásztory Award