Andreas Weller (born 1969) is a German
tenor who focuses on
historically informed performance
Historically informed performance (also referred to as period performance, authentic performance, or HIP) is an approach to the performance of Western classical music, classical music, which aims to be faithful to the approach, manner and style of ...
.
Career
Born in
Stuttgart
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, Weller was from the age of eight a singer in the boys' choir
Stuttgarter Hymnus-Chorknaben. He studied voice and conducting with
Bruce Abel at the
Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart
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Weller has collaborated with conductors of
historically informed performance
Historically informed performance (also referred to as period performance, authentic performance, or HIP) is an approach to the performance of Western classical music, classical music, which aims to be faithful to the approach, manner and style of ...
s such as
Frieder Bernius,
Marcus Creed,
Daniel Harding,
Thomas Hengelbrock,
Philippe Herreweghe,
Hartmut Höll
Hartmut Höll (born November 24, 1952) is a German pianist and music professor.J. B. Steane, "Hartmut Höll", Grove Music Online
Biography
Höll was born in Heilbronn. He trained in Stuttgart, Milan and Munich, specializing in art song accompanim ...
,
Konrad Junghänel
Konrad Junghänel (born 27 February 1953) is a German lutenist and conductor in the field of historically informed performance, the founder and director of the vocal ensemble Cantus Cölln.
Career
Junghänel studied at the Hochschule für Musi ...
,
Ton Koopman,
Sigiswald Kuijken,
Jun Märkl,
Helmuth Rilling,
Masaaki Suzuki and
Roger Vignoles. He has worked with the ensembles
The King's Singers and
Les Arts Florissants. He appeared at international festivals such as the ''
Soundstreams Festival'' in Toronto and the
Festival van Vlaanderen.
Recording
* Bach:
''Siehe, ich will viel Fischer aussenden'', BWV 88
References
External links
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Andreas Weller (Tenor)Bach-Cantatas
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Andreas Welleron
Youtube
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German operatic tenors
1969 births
Living people
Musicians from Stuttgart