Born: Erfurt, 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, Bach's St. John Passion (BWV 245) with Ludwig Güttler, Mendelssohn’s Lobgesang Symphony with Helmuth Rilling, and 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 232

Herbert Blomstedt

Tenor

BWV 232 [DVD]

John Eliot Gardiner

Tenor

BWV 74, BWV 128, BWV 172, BWV 248 [DVD]
BCP: BWV 33, BWV 34, BWV 69a, BWV 74, BWV 77, BWV 137, BWV 164, BWV 172, BWV 173, BWV 174, BWV 175, BWV 184

Reinhard Goebel

Tenor

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

Ludwig Güttler

Tenor

BWV 54, BWV 55, BWV 245

Sigiswald Kuijken

Tenor

BWV 55, BWV 56, BWV 93, BWV 98, BWV 102, BWV 135, BWV 177, BWV 178, BWV 180

Helmuth Rilling

Tenor

BWV 4, BWV 205

Peter Schreier

Tenor

BWV 109 [Radio broadcast]

Markus Stenz

Tenor

BWV 244

Albercht Winter

Tenor

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

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