David Erler
David Erler | |
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Born | 1981 (age 39–40) |
Education | Musikhochschule Leipzig |
Occupation | Countertenor |
Website | daviderler |
David Erler (born 1981) is a German countertenor, a male classical singer in the alto vocal range, specialising in Baroque music.
Career[]
Erler was born in Auerbach (Vogtland). He attended the musical gymnasium Clara-Wieck-Gymnasium in Zwickau,[1] and studied at the Musikhochschule Leipzig with Maria Jonas and mainly Marek Rzepka, on a scholarship of the Hanns Seidel Foundation. He took masterclasses with Andreas Scholl, Marius van Altena and The King’s Singers.[2] He graduated in 2006.[1]
In the field of historically informed performance, Erler has collaborated as a soloist with conductors such as Manfred Cordes, Laurence Cummings, Philippe Herreweghe, , Jos van Immerseel, Wolfgang Katschner, Rudolf Lutz, Hermann Max, , Peter Neumann, Hans-Christoph Rademann, Ludger Rémy, Gotthold Schwarz, Jos van Veldhoven, Adam Viktora and Roland Wilson. He has appeared as a guest singer with vocal ensembles amarcord, Calmus Ensemble, Singer Pur, and Stimmwerck.[2]
He is the chief editor of Johann Kuhnau's complete vocal works with Breitkopf & Härtel.[3] He also published Jan Dismas Zelenka's Requiem (ZWV 46) with the same publishing company.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "David Erler (Counter-tenor)". bach-cantatas.com. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "David Erler". Bachwoche Ansbach. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "Johann Kuhnau (1660–1722)". www.breitkopf.com. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
External links[]
- Official website
- Literature by and about David Erler in the German National Library catalogue
- David Erler discography at Discogs
- Living people
- German countertenors
- German performers of early music
- 1981 births
- 21st-century German singers
- 21st-century male singers