Peter Kooij
Peter Kooij (also Peter Kooy ; * 1954 in Soest ) is a Dutch singer ( baritone ) and specialist in historical performance practice .
Life
After studying the violin, Kooij studied singing with Max van Egmond in Holland . He regularly participates in the complete recording of Bach cantatas by the Bach Collegium Japan . There is also a regular collaboration with the Collegium Vocale Gent under Philippe Herreweghe . Today he teaches as a professor at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague .
More than 100 CDs document his work.
In 2002 he founded a quartet with Monika Frimmer , Christa Bonhoff and Dantes Diwiak called Tanto Canto , which performs rare songs both a cappella and with piano or ensemble. In 2005 the quartet recorded excerpts from the ear-pleasing and mind-delighting Tafel-Confect (also called Augsburger Tafel-Confect ) by the composers Valentin Rathgeber and Johann Caspar Seyfert , conducted by Jürgen Sonnentheil .
Prizes and awards
- 2016: Bach Medal of the City of Leipzig.
Recordings (selection)
- DVD
- Johann Sebastian Bach : Praise be to you, Jesus Christ . Cantata BWV 91. Rudolf Lutz , choir and orchestra of the JS Bach Foundation , Monika Mauch (soprano), Margot Oitzinger (alto), Bernhard Berchtold (tenor), Peter Kooij (bass). Including an introductory workshop and reflection by Ludwig Stocker . Gallus Media, 2017.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rathgeber: Tafel-confect . arkivmusic.com. 2005. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
- ^ The voice of Jesus in FAZ from April 5, 2014, page 12
- ↑ Booklet ( Memento of the original from December 25, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF file) on the JS Bach Foundation website, accessed on May 17, 2017.
Web links
- Works by Peter Kooij in the catalog of the German National Library
- Peter Kooij's website
- Peter Kooij in recordings by the JS Bach Foundation (completely online)
- Peter Kooij at All of Bach
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kooij, Peter |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kooy, Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch baritone |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Soest |