Peter Lika (Bass) - Short Biography

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Peter Lika (Bass)
Born: Germany
The German bass, Peter Lika, had his first notable success as a boy soloist with the Regenburg Cathedral Children’s Choir. He studied singing at the Munich Academy. Peter Lika began to gain experience as a bass singer in successful concerts at the early age of 18. He sang many opera parts under renowned directors. Meanwhile, he is working as a freelancer and has made the concert his main field of activity, which brings him to the great music centers of Europe, to international festivals (including Salzburg, Vienna, Prague, Berlin), to China, Japan, the USA, South America, Canada, or Israel. Peter Lika has sang under the direction of such conductors as Sergiu Celibidache, Kubelic, Kurt Masur, Roger Norrington, Marcello Viotti, John Eliot Gardiner, Cambreling, Janowski, and Michael Gielen. He has been involved in many radio and television productions and has several recordings to his name. Peter Lika's repertoire comprises works by Monteverdi, J.S. Bach, Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Felix Mendelssohn, as well as compositions by Stravinsky, Blarr, Penderecki, Arnold Schoenberg, or Heinze.

Source: Bamberger Symphoniker Website; Liner notes to the 2-CD album ‘J.S. Bach: Johannes Passion’ conducted by Joshard Daus’ (Arte Nova, 1999) Contributed by Aryeh Oron (June 2001)
Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works
Conductor	As	Works
Joshard Daus	Bass	BWV 232, BWV 245
Philippe Herreweghe	Bass	BWV 245
René Jacobs	Bass	BWV 201
Paul Kuentz	Bass	BWV 245
Sigiswald Kuijken	Bass	BWV 21, BWV 243
Gustav Leonhardt	Bass	BWV 244
Ralf Otto	Bass	BWV 244
Christoph Spering	Bass	BWV 244
Dieter Stegemann	Bass	Selection from BWV 244
Links to other Sites
Peter Lika (Bamberger Symphoniker)			Peter Lika (biography) [Portuguese]

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