Zoltán Pad ranks among the young generation of internationally recognized conductors. He studied choir conducting with Prof. Péter Erdei at the Liszt Ferenc Academy Budapest followed by an academic year with Michael Gläser in Munich as well as several Master Classes. As chorus master he has worked with outstanding conductors and ensembles such as Sir Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Péter Eötvös and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Helmuth Rilling and Daniel Harding.

Besides being chief conductor of the Hungarian Radio Choir he is regularly invited to conduct oratorial works with large orchestras and renowned ensembles, such as SWR Vokalensemble, MDR Radio Choir, Choeur Radio France, ChorWerk Ruhr, Croatian Radio Choir. In 2017 Zoltán Pad was conductor of the World Youth Choir.