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Susanne Krumbiegel (Contralto)

Born: Leipzig, Germany

The German contralto, Susanne Krumbiegel, was born into a a musical family. After completing her secondary education at the Spezialschule für Musik Leipzig-Markkleeberg, she she went on to study music teaching and singing at the at the Hochschule für Musik "Franz Liszt“ in Weimar.

Since 1989, Susanne Krumbiegel has given countless concerts and Lieder recitals to great acclaim all over Germany. She has sung under such famous conductors as Thomaskantor Georg Christoph Biller, Kreuzkantor Roderich Kreile, Helmuth Rilling, Frieder Bernius and Ton Koopman. Together with the organist Matthias Eisenberg, the actor/speaker Gert Westphal and the pianist Peter Stamm, she has performed programmes combining music and literature.

Susanne Krumbiegel has appeared as a guest at the Rheingau Musik Festival, the Musiktagen Hitzacker, the Musikfestspielen Potsdam, the Leipziger Bachfest, the Schwetzinger Festspielen, the Herbstlichen Musiktagen Bad Urach, the Sächsisch-Böhmischen Musikfestival, the Barockfest Würzburg, the MDR-Musiksommer Musikfest and the Sächsisch-Böhmischen Musikfest. Guest concerts led her to Japan, Poland, Russia, Holland, Austria, Spain, Italy and France.

Her discography includes numerous CD's as well as recordings for the radio and television networks, MDR, Deutschland Radio, 3Sat, SWR, NDR and Arte.

Source: Susanne Krumbiegel Website, English translation by Aryeh Oron (January 2007)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (January 2007)

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Conductor

As

Works

Georg Christoph Biller

Alto

BWV 178, BWV 232

Martin Krumbiegel

Alto

BWV 232 [1^st], BWV 232 [2^nd], BWV 244 [1^st], BWV 244 [2^nd]

Michael Schmutte

Alto

BWV 245

Wolfgang Unger

Alto

J.F. Fasch: Cantata Gehet zu seinen Thoren ein, FWV D:G 1

Links to other Sites

Susanne Krumbiegel - Sängerin (Official Website)

Susanne Krumbiegel (Rondeau Production) [German]

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