Mária Zádori

Mária Zádori is soloist and founding member of the Ars Renata Vocal Ensemble, of the Early Music Society of Hungary and of the Hungarian Bach Society. She was a member of the Hungarian Radio & Television Chorus until 1986, after which she became a soloist with the National Philharmonia. Her most important awards include the Niveau Prize of Hungarian Radio (1987), the Liszt Prize (1989) and the title Honoured Artist of the Hungarian Republic in 1999. She has made more than 50 recordings of Renaissance and Baroque Music with the baroque orchestras Capella Savaria, Concerto Armonico and Orfeo Chamber Orchestra. Four of these, namely Handel’s Johannes Passion and the Brockes Passions, Duets & Cantatas (with Paul Esswood), Monteverdi’s Tancredi e Clorinda & Madrigali (under Nicholas McGegan’s direction) were awarded the Hungarian Record of the Year prize. Mária Zádori has performed throughout Europe, in the United States and Australia and makes frequent appearances at the early music festivals.