Seongju Oh
Seongju Oh (born December 10, 1964 in Busan , South Korea ) is a Korean tenor , composer , conductor and poet . He lives in Berlin and has been a permanent member of the Berlin Radio Choir since 1998 .
Education and career
Oh grew up in South Korea. He studied singing and choral conducting at the State University of Music Trossingen with Manfred Schreier choral conducting and with Josef Sinz singing. Numerous concert tours to the USA , Canada and within Europe ( France , Switzerland , Italy and the Czech Republic ) followed. After graduating, Oh worked as a temporary singer in the Bavarian Radio Choir . Seongju Oh has been a member of the Berlin Radio Choir since 1998. He founded the Cantus Grunewald Choir in 2010 and the Berlin Music Academy in 2012 .
Compositional creation
His compositions are premiered by his choirs, members of the Rundfunkchor Berlin and numerous instrumentalists.
Works (selection)
- Mountain Shadow (1997)
- Gloria Paradadisi Cantata for solo voices, 3 choirs and organ (2004)
- Homeless cantata for solo voices, viola , flute , accordion , piano and mixed choir (2006)
- Christmas cantata for soprano , mixed choir and organ (2015)
- Cantata for Thanksgiving for tenor , mixed choir and organ (2016)
- Passion Cantata for baritone , mixed choir and organ (2017)
- Easter cantata for baritone , mixed choir and organ (2018)
- Lux Aeterna for mezzo-soprano, baritone and piano (2018)
Discography
- Antonín Dvořák: Mass in D major with the South Baden Chamber Choir and the Achern Chamber Choir
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem with the Rundfunkchor Berlin
Web links
- Works by Seongju Oh in the catalog of the German National Library
- Seongju Oh at Discogs (English)
- Homepage of Seongju Oh
- Seongju Oh on the website of the Rundfunkchor Berlin
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Oh, Seongju |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South Korean singer (tenor), composer and conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 10, 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Busan , South Korea |