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Judith Mok Soprano.
After graduating at the Royal Conservatory in the Hague
at a very young age, Judith Mok won French and Dutch State Grants to study
in Vienna under Christa Ludwig and her mother Eugenia. In Paris she studied
French repertoire with Pierre Bernac and Noemie Perugia. She participated
in masterclasses for contemporary music by Cathy Berberian, John Cage, Karl
Heinz Stockhausen and Dorothy Dorrow. She was also chosen for masterclasses
by Elisabeth Schwarzkopf. Prizes followed at the international vocalist competitions
in Den Bosch and Barcelona.
Her lieder, oratorio and opera repertoire led to appearances at numerous festivals
including Salzburg, Edinburgh, Paris and the Holland Festival. She has worked
in North and South America and in almost every country in Europe, having sung
with orchestras such as London Sinfonietta, the Netherlands Philharmonic, de
Nederlands Blazers Ensemble, the Mozart Players, the Freiburgerbarock and Amsterdam
Baroque, and the Vienna Symphony in concert halls such as the Concertgebouw,
Gewandhaus Leipzig, Queen Elisabeth Hall, Theatre du Chatelet and the Bastille,
Teatro Colon Buenos Aires.
She has performed in operas by Mozart, Philidor, Handel, Puccini, Richard Strauss and Wagner with conductors such as Edo de Waart, Ed Spanjaard, Hartmut Haennchen, M.Soustrot, and Roy Goodman. Having dedicated part of her career to contemporary music, composers such as Louis Andriessen, Gerardo Gandini, Bob Zimmerman and Jeff Hamburg have written works for her which have been recorded on CD. She was also chosen by the Oscar-nominated Chinese composer Tan Dun to perform his works in several countries. She has worked with contemporary music ensembles like the Nieuw Ensemble, and l'ensemble Contrechamps in Geneve.
She sang the opening of the Musica Festival in Strasbourg (Il Canto Sospeso by Luigi Nono), in addition to creating her own a capella recital.
Her love for chamber music led to her singing duos with the mezzosoprano Susanna Moncayo and the pianist Fernando Perez. Together they have toured in Europe and the Americas. They have recorded two CDs of this unique repertoire.
In recent years she has been based in Ireland, where
her vocal skills have been widely appreciated by press and public alike.
Judith Mok has made many television and radio recordings, including BBC, NDR,
NOS, FRANCE MUSIQUE, FR3, RTÉ.
She has sung and acted in several feature films, including the award-winning Goodnight Vienna!
