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Christoph Genz (Tenor)

Born: Erfurt, Thuringia, Gerrmany

The German tenor, Christoph Genz, began his musical studies as a member of the renowned Leipzig Thomanerchor, followed by study at King's College, Cambridge where he was also a member of the King’s College Choir. His private vocal studies were with Hans-Joachim Beyer at Leipzig’s Hochschule fur Musik and Elisabeth Schwarzkopf. His prizes include First Place in Leipzig’s Bach Competition and Grimsby (England) International Singers Competition.

Hailed as one of the most exciting tenors to keep an eye on, Christoph Genz has performed worldwide with conductors such as Herbert Blomstedt, Philippe Herreweghe, Frans Brüggen, Marcus Creed, Ton Koopman, Sigiswald Kuijken, Sir Simon Rattle and Peter Schreier. He has given acclaimed Lieder recitals at the Alte Oper Frankfurt, London’s Wigmore Hall and the Amsterdam Concertgebouw and has a solo recording of Lieder to his credit.

Christoph Genz is well represented on recordings, including Bach cantatas with Sir John Eliot Gardiner, J.S. Bach's St. John Passion (BWV 245) with Ludwig Güttler, Felix Mendelssohn’s Lobgesang Symphony with Helmuth Rilling, and R. Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos with Giuseppe Sinopoli.

Personal remark by Galina Kolomietz: I just saw this man in concert. One word: WOW!


Source: The Kennedy Center, Washington, DC.; The Three Haute-Contre Website
Contributed by
Galina Kolomietz (March 2001) Website

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Conductor

As

Works

Georg Christoph Biller

Tenor

BWV 1, BWV 34, BWV 36, BWV 61, BWV 62, BWV 63, BWV 74 [1st recording, 2007], BWV 75, BWV 110, BWV 128, BWV 190
BWV 232, BWV 248 [3rd]

Herbert Blomstedt

Tenor

[V-1] (2005, DVD) :BWV 232 [1st recording]

Michel Corboz

Tenor

BWV 244 [2nd, Video]

John Eliot Gardiner

Tenor

BWV 74, BWV 128 [1st], BWV 172, BWV 248 [DVD]
BCP:
BWV 33, BWV 34, BWV 45, BWV 46, BWV 63 [2nd], BWV 69a, BWV 74, BWV 77, BWV 96, BWV 101, BWV 102, BWV 116, BWV 136, BWV 137, BWV 162, BWV 164, BWV 172, BWV 173, BWV 174, BWV 175, BWV 178, BWV 180, BWV 184, BWV 191
Video (2007):
BWV 198 [2nd]

John Eliot Gardiner

Tenor

Member of Monteverdi Choir:
Video (2007):
BWV 198 [2nd]

Reinhard Goebel

Tenor

BWV 36c, BWV 201, BWV 206, BWV 207, BWV 524

Ludwig Güttler

Tenor

BWV 54, BWV 55, BWV 245

Andreas Hartmann

Tenor

Aria from BWV 189

Christian Kabitz

Tenor

BWV 248/1-3 [1st]

Sigiswald Kuijken

Tenor

BWV 6, BWV 9 [2nd], BWV 11 [2nd], BWV 12 [1st], BWV 13, BWV 27 [2nd], BWV 34, BWV 36, BWV 44, BWV 47 [2nd], BWV 52, BWV 55, BWV 56, BWV 57, BWV 60, BWV 61, BWV 62, BWV 67 [1st], BWV 70, BWV 73, BWV 81, BWV 85 [1st], BWV 86, BWV 91, BWV 93, BWV 96 [2nd], BWV 98, BWV 102, BWV 108, BWV 116, BWV 122, BWV 129, BWV 132, BWV 134, BWV 135, BWV 138 [2nd], BWV 140, BWV 144, BWV 151, BWV 168, BWV 173, BWV 177, BWV 178, BWV 180, BWV 182, BWV 184, BWV 186
[CV-2] (2009, Video): BWV 67 [2nd recording], BWV 85 [2nd recording], BWV 12 [2nd recording]
BWV 232 [2nd], BWV 244 [2nd, 2009, Evangelist & Tenor I]
[V-9] (2011): BWV 245 [3rd recording, Evangelist]
BWV 249

Helmuth Rilling

Tenor

BWV 205
[L-11] (1997): BWV 4 [3rd recording]

Peter Schreier

Tenor

BWV 109 [Radio broadcast]

Markus Stenz

Tenor

BWV 244

Masaaki Suzuki

Tenor

BWV 120a, BWV 157, BWV 195

Masaaki Suzuki

Tenor

Member of Bach Collegium Japan:
Sacred Cantatas Vol. 51:
BWV 195, BWV 192, BWV 157, BWV 120a

David Timm

Tenor

Aria from BWV 55

Albercht Winter

Tenor

Selections from BWV 19, BWV 21, BWV 36, BWV 85, BWV 87, BWV 95, BWV 105, BWV 198, BWV 249

Links to other Sites

Site officiel du musée du Louvre :auditorium-bio 2000 - Christoph Genz, ténor [French]
Christoph Genz - Tenor (Official Website)


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