Markus Schäfer
Tenor Markus Schäfer studied singing and church music in Karlsruhe and Düsseldorf with Armand McLane. He was a prizewinner at the Regional Singing Competition Berlin and in the Caruso Competition Milan.
Guest engagements and concert tours have seen him collaborate with orchestras, opera houses and festivals of the highest distinction, and he has performed with conductors including René Jacobs, Sigiswald Kuijken, Paul McCreesh, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Frans Brüggen, Michael Gielen, Stefan Soltész, Kent Nagano, Jos van Immerseel, Jun Märkl and Pierre Cao.
His recordings have brought acclaim, including a GRAMMY Award for his performance in Bach’s St Matthew Passion with Harnoncourt.
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