Christoph Genz

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The Erfurt-born tenor Christoph Genz received his first musical training as a member of the St. Thomas’ Boys Choir in Leipzig. He continued his studies in musicology at King’s College Cambridge where he was also a member of King’s College Choir. He studied voice under Hans-Joachim Beyer at the Hoschule für Musik und Theater in Leipzig and with Elisabeth Schwarzkopf. He won first prize at the International Singing Competition in Grimsby, England and the first prize at the International J.S.Bach-Competition in Leipzig. Christoph Genz has been engaged for concerts, recitals and opera productions in Europe, Asia and the USA collaborating with such distinguished conductors as Herbert Blomstedt, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Riccardo Chailly, Sir Simon Rattle, Kurt Masur, Nicolaus Harnoncourt, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Sir Roger Norrington, Ton Koopmann, Ingo Metzmacher, Marek Janowski, Markus Stenz, Ludwig Güttler, Daniel Harding, Ivor Bolton, Frans Bruggen, Marcus Creed, Thomas Hengelbrock, Helmut Rilling, Jesus Lopez-Coboz, Sigiswald Kuijken, Michail Jurowski, Peter Schreier. He has made numerous recordings, among them Bach Cantatas under Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Reinhard Goebel, Helmut Rilling and Sigiswald Kuijken, Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos under Giuseppe Sinopoli, Bach’s Johannes-Passion under Ludwig Güttler, Mendelssohn’s Lobgesang-Symphonie under Helmut Rilling, Solo-CDs with arias from Bach cantatas and arias from Handel operas and oratorios, and CDs with songs by Schubert, Haydn, M

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