Dominik Wörner

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Dominik Wörner (born 1970) is a German classical bass singer in concert, Lied and opera. He is a specialist in Baroque music, especially works by Bach, but is open to music of other eras including contemporary music.

Career

Born in Grünstadt, Wörner studied music at the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart, in Fribourg, Bern and Zürich. He studied church music, voice and musicology, voice with Jakob Stämpfli and Lied with Irwin Gage.[1][2]

Wörner has performed with conductors such as

Hana Blazikova
.

Wörner appeared on the opera stage at the Solothurn theatre in the title role of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Le devin du village, which was recorded conducted by Andreas Reize. He premiered works composed for him, such as Canticum Canticorum by Marco Sofianopoulo, first performed in the Trieste Cathedral, and Werner Jacob's Lamentatio and Triptychon in St. Sebald in Nuremberg, for the broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk.[5]

Awards

In 2002 he was awarded first prize at the 13th International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition of Leipzig and a special prize from the Leipzig Baroque Orchestra.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Dominik Wörner (Bass-Baritone)". bach-cantatas.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Dominik Wörner". Leipziger Romantik. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Gustav Mahler, Freunde und Zeitgenossen". ars-produktion.de. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  4. ^ a b Manheim, James. "Dominik Wörner / Hugo Wolf und der Wiener Jugendstil". Allmusic. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Dominik Wörner" (in German). bernvocal.ch. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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