Pál Lukács (Hungarian: Lukács Pál; 27 April 1919 in Budapest – 22 May 1981 in Budapest) was a Hungarian viola virtuoso, concert and recording artist, and music educator. Lukács studied voice, and also violin with Imre Waldbauer at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest. He switched to viola in 1935 after hearing a viola performance by Lionel Tertis accompanied by pianist Clifford Curzon. In 1936 he became a member of the Hungarian State Opera Orchestra. Lukács joined the faculty of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in 1946 as a music teacher, and the following year was appointed the first Professor of Viola by the Academy, a position he held until 1981. In 1975, he was appointed head of the voice faculty.