b. Ernő Langsfeld, 1861, Pest, Austro-Hungarian Empire - 1923, Subotica, the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes

The Hungarian composer Ernő Lányi is known in the Hungarian musicography for his achievements in the domains of songwriting and choral compositions, for his organization of the music life in Miskolc and in Subotica, as well as for his pedagogical work. Lányi becomes a student of the then most famous musicians such as Liszt, Hiller and Kessler.  He was a répétiteur in the Royal Hungarian Opera in Budapest at the time when Gustav Mahler was its director (during the season of 1889-1890). As a conductor and musician, he worked in the Viennese Theater "Ring", in the theater in Miskolc, as a teacher of choral singing in Pest, conductor in Cluj-Napoca, Ston Belgrade and Eger. In Subotica Lányi organized and conducted the Philharmonic Orchestra. Despite the fact that his importance is noted, the real importance of Ernő Lányi still has not been adequately put in perspective. In order to make the repertoire as diverse as possible and the quality of the performance as good as possible, Lányi often invited top soloists and guest performers to the Philharmonic Orchestra's concerts such as Béla Bartók and Pablo Casals.