Matthias Kadar
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Matthias Kadar (born 9 September 1977), composer, was born in Paris of Hungarian-German parents. After a short study in economics, he decided to concentrate on music, and to compose.
He studied with Christian Lauba in Bordeaux and later with Theo Loevendie at the conservatorium in Amsterdam. In his Oeuvre, there are about two hundred pieces for most instruments including a book for piano (Der Virtuos), a book of songs for baritone voice and piano based on poems in German, Hungarian and French, a small theater piece (Cyrano) and a Concerto for violin and orchestra (Aede). Most of his works have had public performances at different festivals all over the world. (Mahler festival in Budapest, Ireland, Japan, USA, Salzburger Festspiele, etc..)
He has written works for the Budapest Festival Orchestra conducted by Iván Fischer, 'Stichting het 20ste eeuwse lied', the Leo Smit Ensemble, the Oh-Ton Ensemble (Germany), the Nieuw Ensemble, ‘Het Trio’, the Hexagon Ensemble, the Ricciotti Ensemble, the Nationaal youth choir of the Netherlands, for Harry Sparnaay, Annelie de Man, Arno Bornkamp, Masumi Nagasawa, , Reinild Mees, Irene Maessen, Thomas Oliemans, Roger Braun, Ralph van Raat, Klárá Würtz, and Isidor Lateiner.
critics:
Welluidende natuurtaferelen overheersten op dit 57ste festival voor jonge componisten. Matthias Kadar windt er geen doekjes om: klankvelden lopen in Le Vol en D in elkaar over als in een Debussyaans klanklandschap… (Ernst Vermeulen in NRC-Handelsblad september 2002)
... Un compositore che ammiro molto è László Tihanyi, ma c'è anche un venticinquenne che vive ora ad Amsterdam, eccellente: Matthias Kadar. (Ennio Speranza, Falstaff, 2005/4)
...nieuwe stukken van de Frans- Hongaarse, hier opgeleide Matthias Kadar, sterk in de indringende liederen ‘encore et toujours’. Kadar deelt met I.Fischer gevoel voor theatraat effect, bleek uit de fantasievolle ‘5+1 Gedichten voor vrouwenkoor’. De uiterste consequentie van die eigenschap uitte hij zelf zingend met een chansonstem die naar meer deed verlangen, in eigen chansons in de stijl van Brassens en Brel. Die bronnen werden bevestigd in de toegift; Brels ‘la valse a mille temps’ met Kadar als Brel en Fischer hoempaënd aan de piano. (10/2/2006, NRC, Mischa Spel)
Die Zugabe war eine Überraschung: "Hauch" von dem jungen Komponisten Matthias Kadar erwies sich als fragiles Gespinst, das vom Hochtonbereich in handfestere, tiefere Akkordzerlegungen wanderte und zuletzt sich wieder über die gesamte Tastatur ins Nichts auflöste. Gute Idee, Zeitgenössisches ins Programm zu "schwindeln". (© Salzburger Nachrichten, Salzburg july 2006 E. P. Strobl)
Matthias Kadar is a living composer, with a brilliant and original fantasy. Isidor Lateiner, violinist
Matthias Kadar is one of those rare composers musicians never get enough of. Theo Loevendie, composer Matthias Kadar is a gifted composer, whose communicative musical language makes playing and listening a deeply human experience. Ralph van Raat, pianist
Among the young generation of composers who will write the musiv of the twenty first century, Matthias Kadar is the most radiant. The news of his talent is spreading rapidly. I am expecting very much of him. Iván Fischer, conductor
Still alive, his upcoming projects are the composition of:
a concerto for cello for Peter Szabó, first cello of the Budapest Festival Orchestra, a concerto for flute and orchestra for Marieke Schneemann a new part for the concerto for taragot for Kiss Gy, Lászlo of the Budapest Festival Orchestra, a piece for choir for the Nederlands Kamerkoor, a piece for children choir for the Dutch national children choir, a theater piece for children for 2 to 8 years for Monique Masselink
