Anna Korondi
Born in 1969 in Budapest, Hungary
Studied singing from 1987 at the Bela Bartók Conservatory in Budapest, then from 1989 at the Conservatory in Vienna in the subjects of solo singing with Prof. Margarete Bence and song and oratorio with Prof. David Lutz, graduating with honours in 1993
During his studies, he was a member of the ORF Choir Vienna from 1989 to 1993, performing as a soloist and focussing on contemporary music. He was subsequently a member of the ensemble at the Komische Oper Berlin until 1997 and at the Bonn Opera until 1999.
Guest engagements at renowned festivals such as the Salzburg Festival (‘Die Fledermaus’), the Schwetzingen Festival (‘Figlio del selve’), the Bayreuth Festival (‘Parsifal’ directed by Christoph Schlingensief), the Budapest Wagner Festival (Ring), the Herrenchiemsee Festival (‘Falstaff’) and the Vienna Schubert Weeks (‘Alfonso and Estrella’) as well as at numerous theatres such as the Bavarian State Opera (premiere of ‘Bernada Alba’s House’ under Zubin Mehta, ‘Arabella’), the Städtische Bühnen Münster (‘Der Rosenkavalier’), the Turku Concert Hall (‘Don Giovanni’), the Komische Oper Berlin (most important Mozart roles) and the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples (‘Parsifal’)
Regular guest with major European orchestras such as the Chapelle Royal, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, WDR and HR Radio Orchestras, Concentus Musicus Vienna, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Royal Flemish Philharmonic and others.
Extensive concert and song activity in Europe, Asia and South America
Collaboration with directors such as Christoph Schlingensief, Harry Kupfer, Christine Mielitz, Hans Neuenfels, Manfred Beilharz and Andreas Homoki as well as with conductors Zubin Mehta, Pierre Boulez, Phillipe Herreweghe, Helmut Rilling, Nicolaus Harnoncourt, Adam Fischer, Peter Schneider, Herbert Blomstedt and others.
Numerous radio, television and CD productions with the labels Farao Classics (‘Vineta – Ein Liederabend’ by J. Brahms, ‘Requiem’ by W.A. Mozart, “Matthäuspassion” by J.S. Bach), Hungaroton (first recording ‘Il Gelsomino’ by G.F. Händel with solo cantatas, “Z. Kodály – Complete Edition for Voices and Piano‘), Capriccio (“Athalia” by F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy, ’Die letzten Dinge‘ by L. Spohr), BIS Records AB (’Forest of the Amazon”) and others.
Honoured with 3rd prize at the Erkel-Kodály Singing Competition Budapest 1990, the International Prize at the Mary Garden Singing Competition Aberdeen 1991, 2nd prize at the Grand Prix Franz Schubert Vienna 1991 and winner of the ARD International Music Competition 1996
Lecturer at masterclasses in Stavanger 2004, Sao Paulo 2007 and at the University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar 2012
Lecturer at the Berlin University of the Arts since 2007 and at the University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar since 2010
Professor of singing at the Hanns Eisler School of Music Berlin since winter semester 2013
In addition to her singing class, she also leads the “Contemporary Singing” course at the school