Béla Drahos is a Hungarian flautist and conductor born on April 14, 1955, in Kaposvár. He began playing the flute at age eight and received first prize at the international Concertino Prague competition. Drahos served as the solo flautist for the Budapest Symphony Orchestra. He made his debut as a conductor in 1992 and collaborated with artists including Johanna Beisteiner and Robert Gulya. Drahos held a faculty position at the University of Pécs. His discography included recordings for labels such as Naxos and Gramy Records, featuring the albums Vivaldi: Flute Concertos Vol. 2 (2000), Balassa: Œuvres pour orchestre à cordes (2010), and Live in Budapest (2010). He received the Franz Liszt Prize in 1986 and was named an Honorary Citizen of Székesfehérvár in 2017.
