Kadar was born in Paris to Hungarian-German parents in 1977. After a short period of time studying economics, he decided to focus on music and composition. He studied with Christian Lauba in Bordeaux and later with Theo Loevendie at the conservatorium in Amsterdam. In his œuvre, 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, such as the Mahler festival in Budapest, Ireland, Japan, USA, Salzburger Festspiele.
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 National youth choir of the Netherlands, the Nederlands Kamerkoor, and for Harry Sparnaay, Annelie de Man, Arno Bornkamp, Masumi Nagasawa, Reinild Mees, Irene Maessen, Thomas Oliemans, Roger Braun, Ralph van Raat, Klárá Würtz, József Lendvay, Iván Fischer, and Isidor Lateiner.
As a singer and chansonnier, he, in addition to his work as a soloist, performs together with the Budapest Festival Orchestra in an opera of Iván Fischer or with different groupes.
At the National Remembrance Ceremony on May 4, 2009, in the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam in the presence of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, Prince Willem Alexander, Princess Máxima, and government officials and members of parliament, two compositions of his for women quire and tenor solo were performed: Is dit een mens written by Primo Levi and translated by Jan van der Haar, and Navertellen written by Wim de Bie. These compositions were commissioned by the Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 mei of the Netherlands.
In 2012 Kadar, along with the Dutch Chamber Choir, presented a number of concerts he had composed and arranged and was invited to perform as a soloist and presentator.
From 2012 to 2014, he performed as a soloist singer with dance groupe LeineRoebana in the production NexT.
Until 2014, he was part of the Trio de Passage together with saxophonist Hester Cnossen and puppeteer Feike Boschma.
In 2014 his composition for orchestra Lebam, commissioned by the NSO orchestra and the Dutch Performing Art Funds, was performed in the 10 great halls of The Netherlands including the Concertgebouw of Amsterdam.
In 2015, his composition Peintures for the David Kweksilber Bigband and Leo van Oostrom as a saxophone soloist was performed at a Jazz Jubilee in Arnhem and in the Bimhuis in Amsterdam.
In 2016, his new composition on Casanova was performed by himself as a soloist and the ensemble of the Ij-Salon consisting mainly of players of the Concertgebouw Orchestra.
Vivent les puces???, etude for saxophone alto solo (1998)
Le fleuve for saxophone alto (1998)
Chhhh-t for soprano saxophone (1999)
Iomaeleneiloc d’ vizlifan belonging to the d' vizlifan suite (a suite of 4 pieces for different instruments) for piano (1999)
Π a-llume for piano (1999)
Ihrpsa for harp (1999)
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Le KAJT for cello (2000)
D' vizlitrip for bass clarinet (2000)
LV'L for bass trombone (2001)
Der Virtuos, ein Neujahrskozert a book for piano on drawings and text by Wilhelm Busch containing 7 pieces (2001) where each part can be played separately.
Le dernier jour d’un condamne French cycle for baiton voice and piano with texts by V. Hugo from his novel with the same title and one poem Silence (2003)
H. Heine, 4 Gedichte German cycle for mezzo- soprano voice, tenor voice and piano(2003)
Un poème for harp and harp/voice (2007) in three parts with 'Allerseelen' (text: Hermann von Gilm) for harp and mezzo-soprano (2007)
dors (text: M. Kadar) for guitar and voice (2008)
szin vert for tárogató and double bass (2008)
szin bleu for tárogató and double bass (2008)
Works for trio
Setanos for alto saxophone, alto violin and piano (1996)
E... eve... e... reve for flute, bass clarinet and piano (1997)
Iemarkons. ..iemarkons for bass recorder, bass and marimba (1999)
D-bout for bass clarinet, marimba and piano (1999)
Iomaesagnoitat d’ vizlifan belonging to the d' vizlifan suite (a suite of 4 pieces for different instruments) for flute, alto saxophone and piano (1999)
Pan-C de K. for alto flute, alto violin and harp (2001)
De Teltsebeam for voice or tape, C-melody and soprano saxophone, piano on poems by Diet Huber (2005). Each piece can be played separately:
de Fiter-iter
twa roazen
Luzeleafde
Widsesankje van in flie
De bezem en de boender
Halsaora' for clarinet, cello and piano (2007)
Works for quartet
Ataccot pour les nerveux for saxophone quartet (1997)
Respiration sous l'eau for recorder quartet (1997)
C'est a nos deux os for alto saxophone, two bass recorders and piano (1997)
Quatuor a cordes for string quartet (1998)
Versans for clarinet, violin, cello and piano in 5 movements (2004)
Works for ensemble
Of mice and men for I: soprano saxophone, horn in F, trombone, electric guitar, II: 2 piccolo flutes, trompet, tuba, percussion, piano, III: baritone saxophone, horn in F, trombone, bass guitar (1996)
Le petit prince for string octet (1997)
Ratquiem pour des insectes for 5 strings and 5 saxophones (1997)
De sacre types for flute, hobo, bass clarinet, mandoline, guitar, harp, piano, percussion, violin, alto violin, cello and bass.(1998)
Ferelnoix d’ vizlifan belonging to the d' vizlifan suite (a suite of 4 pieces for different instruments) for flute, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, 2 horns in F, bass trombone, harp, piano, percussion, tenor saxophone, 2 violins, alto violin, cello, bass (1999)
d' vizlifan suite a suite of 4 pieces for different instruments for flute, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, 2 horns in F, bass trombone, harp, piano, percussion, tenor saxophone, 2 violins, alto violin, cello, bass (1999)
Translifan for saxophone ensemble (2 sopranos, 3 altos, 4 tenors, 2 baritons and 1 bass) and piano (2000)
Poemes de Ronsard in three movements on a text by Pierre de Ronsard (2000)
mignonne, allons voir. .. and * Je n'ai plus que les os
Cyrano, last act of the theater piece by Edmond Rostand titled Cyrano de Bergerac for soprano voice, baritone voice, C Melody saxophone, violin, alto violin, cello and piano. (2001)
Dieu qui sourit on a poem by Victor Hugo for spoken voice, flute, mandoline, guitar and harp (2001)
Oh! quand je dors on a poem by Victor Hugo for spoken voice, flute, mandoline, guitar and harp (2001)
autre guitare on a poem by Victor Hugo for spoken voice, flute, mandoline, guitar and harp (2001)
Chant de poisson in three movements for flute, clarinet, basset horn, bassoon, horn in F and piano (2003)
Vandaag een jaar geleden for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, percussion, piano on text by Sándor Petőfi translated into Dutch by S. Baracs (2004)
Aan het eind september for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, percussion, piano on text by Sándor Petőfi translated into Dutch by S. Baracs (2004)
De sterrenhemel for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, percussion, piano on text by Sándor Petőfi translated into Dutch by S. Baracs (2004)
De eekhoorn en zijn vrienden. De olifant, de paradijsvogel, de waterjuffer for spoken voice, alto saxophone, violin, piano and percussion (2004)
Goethe Rilke Celan, 5+1 Gedichten for girls youth choir in 6 movements (2005):
Wandrers Nachlied
Der Zauberlehrling by Goethe
Meeresstille by Goethe
Maitag by Rilke
Wandrers Nachtlied by Goethe
der Tod by Celan
Encore et toujours on the texts of the correspondance 1951-1970 by Paul Celan and Gisele Celan Lestrange (editions du seuil) for soprano voice, clarinet, violin, cello and piano (2006)
L' oeil for string quintet (2007)
Plume for string quintet(2007)
L'albatros (text: C. Beaudelaire) for string quintet and voice (2007)
Les corbeaux (text: A. Rimbaud) for string quintet and voice (2007)
Poèmes de Paul Celan for the Nederlands Kamerkoor (2007)
Spät und tief by Paul Celan for the Nederlands Kamerkoor (2007)
Corona by Paul Celan for the Nederlands Kamerkoor (2007)
Sprich auch du by Paul Celan for the Nederlands Kamerkoor for tenor solo(2007)
Stimmen by Paul Celan for the Nederlands Kamerkoor (2007)
Tenebrae by Paul Celan for the Nederlands Kamerkoor (2007)
Blume by Paul Celan for the Nederlands Kamerkoor (2007)
Ein Holzstern by Paul Celan for the Nederlands Kamerkoor for bass solo(2007)
Stehen by Paul Celan for the Nederlands Kamerkoor (2007)
Es wird by Paul Celan for the Nederlands Kamerkoor (2007)
Der Tod by Paul Celan for the Nederlands Kamerkoor (2009)
Is dit een mens by Primo Levi for women choir and tenor solo (2009)
Navertellen by Wim de Bie for women choir and tenor solo (2009)
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