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Carsten Krüger (Bass-Baritone)

Born: Germany

The German bass-baritone, Carsten Krüger, graduted in music education, German and performing arts in Hannover and Braunschweig (Brunswick). From 2004 to 2010, he studied singing of early music with Professor Harry van der Kamp and Clemens-Christian Löschmann at the Hochschule für Künste Bremen. He supplemented his training as a singer in master-classes and private lessons with Ralf Popken, Gerd Türk, etc.

Carsten Krüger has been involved in various early music ensembles (Weser-Renaissance Bremen, Cantus Thuringia (Director: Bernhard Klapprott), Ensemble Vespree) and a soloist in radio broadcasts, concerts and CD productions. He has performed e.g. the Güldenen Herbst - Festival of Early Music in Thuringia, Bach Biennale Weimar, Heinrich-Schütz-Tagen Dresden und Breslau, under renowned performers of early music such as Ludger Rémy, Manfred Cordes, Bernhard Klapprott, etc. In June 2008, he made his stage debut with Purcell's Dido and Aeneas at the Händelfestspielen Halle, and in 2009 with Cavalli's Didone at the Theater Bremen. Since 2009, he is also a member of the Balthasar-Neumann-Chor under Thomas Hengelbrock, and since 2011 he works as a free-lancer.

Comment:
There is another German singer with similar name, the baritone, counter-tenor and organist named Karsten Krüger


Source: Carsten Krüger Website, English translation by Aryeh Oron (June 2012)
Contributed by
Aryeh Oron (June 2012)

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Conductor

As

Works

Alexander Grychtolic

Bass

C-1 (2012): BWV 36a, BWV 66a

Wolfgang Helbich

Bass

BWV 150, BWV 237, BWV 239, BWV 240, BWV Anh 24, BWV Anh 30, BWV Anh 167

Bernhard Klapprott

Bass

Member of Cantus Thuringia:
[C-1] (2008, Audio): BWV 21

Links to other Sites

Carsten Krüger - Bass-bariton (Official Website) [German]


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