Christoph Prégardien
Christoph Prégardien (born January 18, 1956 in Limburg an der Lahn ) is a German opera singer ( lyric tenor ).
Life
Christoph Prégardien grew up as the third child of the Cologne merchant Günther Prégardien and his wife Christina, née. Hübinger, in Limburg. There he passed the Abitur examination at the Tilemann School in 1974 . His great-grandmother Paula, b. Neuman, was a granddaughter of the Aachen entrepreneur Friedrich August Neuman .
He worked with the Limburger Domsingknaben at an early age. This was followed by singing studies in Frankfurt am Main with Martin Gründler , in Stuttgart and Milan , especially lied singing with Hartmut Höll .
In 1983 he had his first engagement at the Frankfurt Opera , which he received on a recommendation from Michael Gielen . From 1986 to 1988 he sang as the first lyric tenor at the opera house in Gelsenkirchen and began to work with conductors and accompanists Michael Gees and Andreas Staier . Prégardien released a number of successful CD recordings with them, especially with Schubert songs. The main focus of his work is song and oratorio , and his repertoire covers all epochs.
From 2000 to 2005 he led a singing class at the Zurich University of Music and Theater , since autumn 2004 he has been a professor at the Cologne University of Music and author of the basic technical work Schott Master Class Singing at Schott Verlag , which he also uses for teaching purposes. Ulrich Cordes and Michael Dahmen are among his students . His son Julian Prégardien is also a lyric tenor.
Awards (selection)
- 1993: German Record Critics' Award for “Die Schöne Müllerin” with Andreas Staier
- 1994: German Record Critics' Prize for Schubert songs based on Schiller (DHM) with Andreas Staier
- 1995: Cannes Classical Award for Schubert Edition, Lieder von 1816 (Hyperion), with Graham Johnson, EDISON Award for Heine-Lieder von Schubert, Schumann (Dichterliebe) and Mendelssohn with Andreas Staier
- 1996: Diapason d'or de l'année and Grand Prix de la Nouvelle Académie du Disque "Palmarès des Palmarès" for Schubert songs based on Goethe with Andreas Staier
- 1997: Choc de la Musique, Diapason d'Or for winter travel with Andreas Staier
- 1998: EDISON Award, Prix Caecilia (Belgium) for winter travel with Andreas Staier
- 1999: German Record Critics' Prize, quarterly list for songs of love and death with Tilman Hoppstock (guitar)
- 2001: Diapason d'Or for Schumann songs based on Kerner (opus 35) and Heine (opus 24) with Michael Gees, Prize of the German Record Critics, Quarterly List and Prix Caecilia for Haydn: Armida with Nikolaus Harnoncourt
- 2002: Prize of the Deutsche Schallplattenkritik, quarterly list, for Schubert songs based on Mayerhofer with Andreas Staier, GRAMMY Award for Bach: St. Matthew Passion with Nikolaus Harnoncourt
- 2006: Hessian Culture Prize
- 2009: Midem Classical Award "Recording of the Year", for Schubert: Die Schöne Müllerin (with Michael Gees, piano)
Works
- Christoph Prégardien: Schott Master Class Singing. Technique, interpretation, repertoire. Schott Music, Mainz 2006, 176 pp., ISBN 978-3-7957-0540-4 , with 1 DVD
Web links
- Christoph Prégardien homepage
- Website of the Limburger Domsingknaben
- Works by and about Christoph Prégardien in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Prégardien, Christoph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German opera singer (lyric tenor) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 18, 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Limburg on the Lahn |