Jochen Elbert (Tenor)

Born: Munich, Germany

The German tenor, Jochen Elbert, was already as a child a member of the Tölzer Knabenchor. As a tenor, he completed his studies at the Hochschule für Musik in Munich. He won scholarship of the Deutschen Bühnenvereins and the Richard-Wagner-Stipendienstiftung.

Concert engagements led Jochen Elbert to many European countries and allowed him to participate in various festivals (such as Bachfest Schaffhausen, Biennale München, Internationale Maifestspiele Wiesbaden, Musikfestspiele Potsdam-Sanssouci). Radio, television and CD recordings round out his activities.

From 1992 to 2002 Jochen Elbert was a member of the ensemble of the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden. In recent years, he sang, among other things, at the opera houses of Pforzheim, Kaiserslautern, Freiburg, Cologne and Essen.

Source: Pokusa e.V. Website (2005), English translation by Aryeh Oron (January 2009)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (January 2009)

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Conductor

As

Works

Christian Brembeck

Tenor

F.N. Brauns: Markus-Passion

Links to other Sites

Pokusa e.V. [German]