Karsten Krüger (Baritone, Counter-tenor)

Born: 1969 - Berlin, Germany

The German baritone and counter-tenor, Karsten Krüger, studied at the Paul Gerhard High School in Dassel, and after finishing studies there he enrolled in the church music program in Hannover under Professor U. Bremsteller. In 1996 he finished his A-level diploma and in the same year became Kantor in Bad Harzburg. He has coached with Harald Vogel (Weener), Pierre Cogen (Paris), Anders Bondeann (Stockholm) and Wolfgang Seifen (Kevelaer). His voice teachers were Carl-Heinz Müller, Ralf Popken and Peter Kooy.

Karsten Krüger's solo concert activity as an organist, baritone or counter-tenor has led him to domestic and foreign venues. In addition, he may be heard on numerous radio and CD programs under name conductors (among others the Norddeutscher Figuralchor with Jörg Straube).

Source: Liner notes to the 2-CD album 'J.S. Bach - Johannes H. E. Koch: Markus-Passion BWV 247' conducted by Mathias Michaely (Prospect, 1998)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (May 2005)

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Conductor

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Works

Mathias Michaely

Bass

BWV 247

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