Andreas Lebeda

Andreas Lebeda (born February 1, 1957 in Gmunden ) is an Austrian singer (baritone), pianist , conductor and music teacher (professor for singing at the Anton Bruckner Private University Linz ).

Life

Andreas Lebeda received his first musical training in Steyr and studied at the Mozarteum in Salzburg (singing, piano, conducting, music education) and at the University of Salzburg (German language and literature). Master classes took him to Elisabeth Schwarzkopf , Kurt Widmer , Burga Schwarzbach and Elisabeth Grümmer . He received decisive suggestions in the class of Nikolaus Harnoncourt at the “Mozarteum” and as a student of Kurt Widmer at the Basel Music Academy .

Concert activity

In 1990 he made his operatic debut under René Jacobs in Montpellier and Innsbruck; Since then, concerts, recitals and opera productions have taken him to major music centers in Europe, South Africa, Japan and the USA as well as to numerous international festivals (Semaine Sainte Arles, Festival Barocco Viterbo, Sorø Festival, Klangbogen Wien, Estiu de Music de Catalunya, Festival Weeks of the Early Music Innsbruck, Festival Moulin d'Andé, Bregenz Spring, International Bruckner Festival Linz, Printemps des Arts Monte Carlo, Brahms! -Festival Mürzzuschlag, La folle Journée Nantes and many more). Under Manfred Honeck he sang Mozart's Requiem in Gothenburg and Franz Schmidt's Book with Seven Siegeln in Oslo with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. He made his debut in the USA in 1999, followed by Mahler's Rückert-Lieder with the National Gallery Orchestra, a Schubert-Eisler evening in the renowned Phillips Collection, Schubert's Schwanengesang in Washington and Brahms' Schöne Magelone in Houston. In 2001 he made his New York debut at the Weill Recital Hall (Carnegie), and in 2002 he sang songs by Friedrich Cerha at the opening of the ACF New York. Opera productions in recent years included the world premiere of the opera Ria nackt by Renald Deppe / Bodo Hell / Othmar Schmiderer (Donaufestival Krems), Pergolesi's La serva padrona in Brussels, the Austrian premiere of Siegfried Matthus' chamber opera Kronprinz Friedrich (Friedrich Wilhelm - Linz and Berlin) , Ascanio ré d'Alba by Johann Joseph Fux in Herne and in 2011 the role of Salieri in Mozart and Salieri by Nikolaj Rimskij-Korsakov at the Moulin d 'Andé Festival (France / Normandy).

Teaching

Andreas Lebeda taught at the Mozarteum Salzburg and has been leading a class for singing and vocal ensemble at the Anton Bruckner Private University in Linz since 1992 ; after completing his habilitation, he became an Ao in 2008. University professor of singing appointed. He is the head of the Kepler consortium in Linz and the initiator of the highly regarded song and chamber music series “vokal.isen”.

Discography

Claudio Monteverdi: L'incoronazione di Poppea. Concerto vocals; Rene Jacobs, you. harmonia mundi France HMC 90 13 30.22 (1990)

Heinrich Schütz: Christmas History. Concerto vocals; Rene Jacobs, you. harmonia mundi France HMC 90 13 10 (l 989)

Heinrich Schütz: Resurrection History [Jesus II]. Concerto vocals; Rene Jacobs, you. harmonia mundi France HMC 90 13 11 (1989)

Isaak Posch: Harmonia Concertans 1623. Salzburg court music; Wolfgang Brunner, you. ORF / CPO Osnabrück 999 3 74-2 (1995)

Romanus Weichlein: Parnassus Ecclesiastico-Musicus Ulm 1702 Ars Antiqua Austria; Kepler Consort; St. Florian Boys' Choir; Gunar Letzbor, you. Symphonia / SY 04213 (2005)

Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio BWV 248 Cantatas 1–3 (live recording) Cantoria Plagensis; Ars Antiqua Austria, RG Frieberger, dir. Fabian Records (CD 6111) (1996)

Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata BWV 182: "Himmelskönig, sein Willkommen" Ars Antiqua Austria; Kepler Consort; St. Florian Boys' Choir; Gunar Letzbor, you. Symphonia / SY 95 139 (1995)

Johann Sebastian Bach: St. John Passion BWV 245 (live recording) [Pilatus, bass arias] Bach-Kantorei Appenzell; Baroque Orchestra ad fontes Basel; Wilfried Schnetzler, you. AVO St.Gallen CH9024 17 (1992)

St. Matthew Passion BWV 244 Cantoria Plagensis; Ars Antiqua Austria; St. Florian Boys' Choir; RG Frieberger, you. Fabian Records CD 6113 (2005)

Georg Philipp Telemann: St. Matthew Passion 1730 [Jesus] Collegium vocale Schlägl; Baroque Orchestra Munich; RG Frieberger, you. Christophorus Freiburg CD 74 517 (1985) (German Record Critics' Prize)

Frantisek Vaclav Mica: Recognized reflections Le monde classique; Dagmar Neumann, you. Supraphon 11 2192-2632 (1993)

Frantisek Vaclav Mica: L'origine di Jaromeritz in Moravia Le monde classique; Dagmar Neumann, you. Suprahon 11 2192-2632 (1994) (Critics' award “Zlata harmonia” for the best Czech recording in 1994)

Joseph Haydn: The Creation (live recording) Barockorchester Heiligenberg; RG Frieberger, you. ORF Oberosterreich CD 4112 (1994)

Joseph Haydn: Salve Regina in G minor Collegium musicum Plagense; RG Frieberger, you. Christophorus Freiburg CD 74 541 (1986)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Grave music (Passion Cantata) K 42 Gallimathias Musicum (Quodlibet) K 32 St. Florian Boys' Choir; Ars Antiqua Austria Direction Gunar Letzbor Chesky Records, Inc.CD 172 (1998) (DIAPASON - LES COMPACTS DU MOIS)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore, K 339 (together with mass in F major by R. Dedler) Ammergauer Motettenchor; Markus Zwink, you. (1998)

Franz Schubert: Winterreise D 911 David Cowan, fortepiano (Conrad Graf 1838) Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum (1995)

Rochus Dedler: Mass in F major (together with Mozart, Vesperae solennes de confessore, K 339) Ammergauer Motettenchor; Markus Zink, you. (1998)

Anonymous: Stegen-Passion (Jesus) Pro Arte Chor Fulpmes; Institute for Tyrolean Music Research Innsbruck

Rupert Gottfried Frieberger: Mysterium crucis Cantoria Plagensis; RG Frieberger, you. Christophorus CHR 77 134 (1993)

Rupert Gottfried Frieberger: The conversion of Saint Paul (live recording) Cantoria Plagensis; RG Frieberger, you. ORF CD (1996)

Romanus Weichlein: Parnassus Ecclesiastico-Musicus Ulm 1702; Ars Antiqua Austria; KEPLER-KONSort; St.Florian Boys Choir; Gunar Letzbor, you. (Symphonia / SY 04213) (2005)

JSBach: St. Matthew Passion BWV 244; (Emma Kirkby, soprano; Markus Forster, alto; Norbert Ernst, evangelist; Christian Havel, tenor; Andreas Lebeda, Christ, bass 1; Manfred Mitterbauer, bass 2; Cantoria Plagensis; Ars Antiqua Austria; St.Florianer Sängerknaben; Rupert.G .Frieberger, dir.); Fabian Records CD 6113 (2005)

Wolff-Dietrich Gasztner: Old songs in new times. Cantata for baritone, clarinet, bassoon and piano op.44, Weinberg Records LC 14529 (2006)

Ernst Krenek: 15 song arrangements for folk songbook for young people KEPLER-KONSort (led by Andreas Lebeda). Supplement to "Echoes from Austria" Edition Argus 2007

Johann Sebastian Bach: Johannespassion BWV 245 (Emma Kirkby, soprano; Markus Forster, alto; Daniel Johannsen, evangelist; Christian Havel, tenor; Andreas Lebeda, Christ; Manfred Mitterbauer, bass; Cantoria Plagensis; Ars Antiqua Austria, cond. Gunar Letzbor; Conductor: Rupert G. Frieberger), Fabian Records CD 6114 (2008)

Anton Bruckner: Mass No. 1 in D minor (Rosemarie Schobersberger, soprano; Christa Ratzenböck, alto; Christian Havel, tenor; Andreas Lebeda, bass; Hard Choir Linz; Ars Antiqua Austria on original instruments; conductor: Rupert G. Frieberger) ( CD recording October 1, 2008 International Bruckner Festival Linz)

Joseph Netzer: songs - Maria Erlacher, soprano; Andreas Lebeda, baritone; Annette Seiler, Hammerklavier / Conrad Graf 1838 (recorded in October 2008) CD series of the Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum Innsbruck (2009)

Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor (CD recording May 31, 2009), Emma Kirkby, Soprano I; Maria Erlacher, soprano II; Markus Forster, Altus; Daniel Johannsen, tenor; Andreas Lebeda, bass; Ars Antiqua Austria; Head of Gunar Letzbor; Conductor: Rupert G. Frieberger (2010)

Rupert Gottfried Frieberger: Magnificat Plagense (Rosemarie Schobersberger, soprano; Andreas Lebeda, baritone; Cantoria Plagensis; Ingemar Melchersson , Christopher Zehrer, Georg Gruber, organs; conductor: Rupert G. Frieberger), Fabian Records CD 8001 (2011)

Rupert Gottfried Frieberger: Requiem for an Unknown Dead (Rosemarie Schobersberger, soprano; Andreas Lebeda, baritone; Cantoria Plagensis; Christopher Zehrer, organ; conductor: Rupert G. Frieberger), Fabian Records CD 8001 (2011)

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personal data
SURNAME	Lebeda, Andreas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian singer
DATE OF BIRTH	February 1, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH	Gmunden