Levente Gyöngyösi (1975) has gained his degree in composition at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music as the student of György Orbán. He is regularly commissioned by several national and international leading ensembles such as the Budapest Festival Orchestra, the Dohnányi Orchestra Budafok, the Amadinda Percussion Group, the Pro Musica Girls’ Choir of Nyíregyháza and the most well-known mixed choir of South-Africa, the Stellenbosch University Choir. He has been composer-in-residence of the Pannon Philharmonic Orchestra since 2012. He is also a member of the ORFEO Orchestra as a figured bass player. He is a regular member of jury at international choir competitions. He has received several outstanding awards for his compositions.