Zsuzsa Budavari-Novak (born 1978 in Kecskemét) is a Hungarian conductor and current leader of the Maribor Academic Choir in Slovenia.

Biography

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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.

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References

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  1. ^ The Maribor Academic Choir Archived 3 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b c "Zsuzsa Budavari-Novak". Sng-mb.si.
  3. ^ a b c d Maribor Academic Choir, Cultural Profiles:Slovenia Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine