- Zsuzsa Budavari-Novak
Zsuzsa Budavari-Novak (
1978 -) inKecskemét ) is a Hungarian conductor and current leader of theMaribor Academic Choir inSlovenia .Following primary and secondary school, she studied music teaching and conducting at the University of Music in
Pecs . During this time she gained consierable experience as a teacher at various music schools and inially became the conductor of the female choir "Cantikum Cydrel" which not only performed many concerts in Pecs but toured all over Hungary [ [http://www.kudstudent.org/apz/en/conductor.html The Maribor Academic Choir ] ] .Following graduation she moved to
Slovenia , firstly working with the "Vokalis"choir and then with newborn male octet "Osmica".Since 2002 she 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 , theNetherlands ,Germany ,France andAustria and has won prestigious prizes including the gold medal at competitions in Cork, Ireland (1986), inPardubice ,Czech Republic (1995) and won awards at the University Choir Festival inBologna and at the International Choir Competition inJersey in 2004 [ [http://www.culturalprofiles.org.uk/slovenia/Units/5661.html "Maribor Academic Choir", Cultural Profiles:Slovenia] ] .References
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