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Kovács István

voice - bass
Place of Birth
Szombathely
Date of Birth
1972
 
Isván Kovács was born in Szombathely in 1972 and studied both music and medicine. His mentor in music was his fellow bass László Polgár. He won numerous competitions, including the Schubert and 20th Century Music competition and Francesco Vinas International Competition in Barcelona, where he won the prize for best oratorio singer. In 1998, he was a special prize winner at the ARD competition in Munich and then came 3rd at the Salzburg Mozart competition. In the 1999/2000 season he appeared in six productions at the Teatro Regio in Turin, but he also found time to perform in Stuttgart, the Strasbourg Opera, the Salzburg Festival and the Frankfurt Opera. He can also be seen regularly at the Budapest State Opera House.

Awards
2004 Liszt Award

 
Year Title Publisher Code Remark
1998 Haydn, Michael: Missa Hispanica Hungaroton HCD 31765
1998 Pachelbel, Johann: Áriák és duettek
(Pachelbel, Johann: Arias & Duets) 		Hungaroton HCD 31736 Own
1998 Hungaroton Classic - 1999 Hungaroton HCD 31842 Sampler CD
1998 Istvánffy Benedek: Szent Benedek mise; Kraus, Joseph Martin: Requiem
(Istvánffy: Messa dedicata al patriarcha Santo Benedetto) 		Hungaroton HCD 31782
1999 Charpentier, Marc-Antoine: Messe pour Mr. Mauroy / 5 Répons Hungaroton HCD 31869
1999 Benda, Georg Anton: Lieder Hungaroton HCD 31779
2001 Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Requiem KV 620/ Haydn: Salve Regina Hob. XXIIIb:2 ORFEO Music Foundation OMFCD 002
2004 Tunder, Franz: Egyházi művek
(Tunder, Franz: Sacred Music) 		Hungaroton HRC 32304
2004 Charpentier, Marc-Antoine: 2. Responsorium/ Halotti mise/ In Nativitatem Domini Canticum/ 87. zsoltár/ Salve Regina
(Charpentier, Marc-Antoine: Second Répons/ Messe des Morts/ In Nativitatem Domini Canticum/ Psalmus Davidis 87us/ Salve Regina) 		Hungaroton HCD 32235
2007 Gyöngyösi Levente: Missa Lux et Origo / Naphimnusz
(Levente Gyöngyösi: Missa Lux et Origo / Cantici Fratris Sole) 		Hungaroton HCD 32483