Zsuzsa Budavari-Novak
Zsuzsa Budavari-Novak (born 1978 in Kecskemét) is a Hungarian conductor and current leader of the Maribor Academic Choir in Slovenia.
Biography[edit]
Following primary and secondary school, Zsuzsa Budavari-Novak studied music teaching and conducting at the University of Music in Pécs. During this time she gained considerable experience as a teacher at various music schools and initially became the conductor of the female choir Cantikum Cydrel which not only performed many concerts in Pecs but toured all over Hungary.[1] She also sang with the vocal group Bach Singers.[2]
Zsuzsa Budavari-Novak studied music at the Faculty of Arts in Pécs and the Academy of Music in Budapest, and graduated from both institutions in 2001.[2]
Following graduation, Zsuzsa Budavari-Novak moved to Slovenia, first working with the Vokalischoir, and then with male octet Osmica she created.[2]
Since 2002, Zsuzsa Budavari-Novak has been the conductor of the Maribor Academic Choir. The Maribor Academic Choir has toured to a number of European countries such as the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, France and Austria.
Awards[edit]
- 1986: Gold medal in Cork, Ireland[3]
- 1995: Gold medal in Pardubice, Czech Republic[3]
- 2004: Awarded at the University Choir Festival in Bologna[3]
- 2004: Awarded at the International Choir Competition in Jersey[3]
References[edit]
- ^ The Maribor Academic Choir Archived 3 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c "Zsuzsa Budavari-Novak". Sng-mb.si.
- ^ a b c d Maribor Academic Choir, Cultural Profiles:Slovenia Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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