Wolfgang Holzmair
Wolfgang Holzmair was born in Vöcklabruck in Austria and studied at the Vienna Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts with Hilde Rössel-Majdan and Erik Werba.
Holzmair is active in the opera world. He recently appeared as Pelléas at the Théâtre des Champs Elysées (Paris) under Haitink, as Enrico in Haydn’s Isola disabitata in Lyon under Holliger, as the Count in Capriccio in Cagliari under Frühbeck de Burgos, Speaker of the Temple in Die Zauberflöte at Opéra Bastille (Paris). In addition to the title role in a new Casanova opera composed for the Mehuhin Festival Gstaad by Daniel Schnyder, Wolfgang Holzmair’s forthcoming roles include Papageno in Dallas, Faninal in Der Rosenkavalier in Seattle, and Don Alfonso in Lyon under William Christie.
Particularly noted for his intelligent and committed performances of Lieder, Wolfgang Holzmair performs in recital throughout the world. In past seasons, he has appeared in London, Dublin, Lisbon, New York, Washington, Ottawa, Graz, Vienna, Strasbourg; at the Risör and Bregenz festivals; the Bath Festival (UK), Menuhin Festival (Switzerland) and Carinthian Summer Festival (Austria). Pianists he works with regularly include Imogen Cooper, Till Fellner, Russell Ryan, Roger Vignoles and Gérard Wyss.
Equally in demand on the concert platform, he has sung with leading European and American orchestras, such as the Israel Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Symphony, Leipzig Gewandhaus, Cleveland and Concertgebouw Orchestras, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment under such eminent conductors as Blomstedt, Boulez, Chailly, von Dohnany, Frühbeck de Burgos, Haitink, Harnoncourt, Norrington, Ozawa. He has sung Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen with the Minnesota Orchestra under Kreizberg, orchestrated Schubert songs with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Carnegie Hall under Norrington, and Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde at the Vienna Festival. Recent appearances include the Irish Chamber Orchestra under McGegan, Akademie für alte Musik Berlin at the Haydn Festival Eisenstadt and in Berlin, the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra under Kreizberg, and the RSO Berlin under Janovsky. Future performances include Krenek Lieder with the Netherlands Philharmonic under Kreizberg, Mahler’s Rückert Lieder with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales under Hickox, and with the Minnesota Orchestra under Litton.
Wolfgang Holzmair has an extensive discography, and his recordings have met with critical acclaim. His numerous recordings include lieder by Clara and Robert Schumann and Eichendorff songs by various composers, all with Imogen Cooper (Philips), various Schubert recordings with Gérard Wyss (Tudor), Pelléas et Mélisande with Haitink and the Orchestre National de France (Naive), and Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem with Herbert Blomstedt (which won a Grammy award).
Since 1998 he has taught classes in lieder and oratorio singing at the Mozarteum in Salzburg and given masterclasses in Europe and North America.
Holzmair is active in the opera world. He recently appeared as Pelléas at the Théâtre des Champs Elysées (Paris) under Haitink, as Enrico in Haydn’s Isola disabitata in Lyon under Holliger, as the Count in Capriccio in Cagliari under Frühbeck de Burgos, Speaker of the Temple in Die Zauberflöte at Opéra Bastille (Paris). In addition to the title role in a new Casanova opera composed for the Mehuhin Festival Gstaad by Daniel Schnyder, Wolfgang Holzmair’s forthcoming roles include Papageno in Dallas, Faninal in Der Rosenkavalier in Seattle, and Don Alfonso in Lyon under William Christie.
Particularly noted for his intelligent and committed performances of Lieder, Wolfgang Holzmair performs in recital throughout the world. In past seasons, he has appeared in London, Dublin, Lisbon, New York, Washington, Ottawa, Graz, Vienna, Strasbourg; at the Risör and Bregenz festivals; the Bath Festival (UK), Menuhin Festival (Switzerland) and Carinthian Summer Festival (Austria). Pianists he works with regularly include Imogen Cooper, Till Fellner, Russell Ryan, Roger Vignoles and Gérard Wyss.
Equally in demand on the concert platform, he has sung with leading European and American orchestras, such as the Israel Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Symphony, Leipzig Gewandhaus, Cleveland and Concertgebouw Orchestras, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment under such eminent conductors as Blomstedt, Boulez, Chailly, von Dohnany, Frühbeck de Burgos, Haitink, Harnoncourt, Norrington, Ozawa. He has sung Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen with the Minnesota Orchestra under Kreizberg, orchestrated Schubert songs with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Carnegie Hall under Norrington, and Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde at the Vienna Festival. Recent appearances include the Irish Chamber Orchestra under McGegan, Akademie für alte Musik Berlin at the Haydn Festival Eisenstadt and in Berlin, the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra under Kreizberg, and the RSO Berlin under Janovsky. Future performances include Krenek Lieder with the Netherlands Philharmonic under Kreizberg, Mahler’s Rückert Lieder with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales under Hickox, and with the Minnesota Orchestra under Litton.
Wolfgang Holzmair has an extensive discography, and his recordings have met with critical acclaim. His numerous recordings include lieder by Clara and Robert Schumann and Eichendorff songs by various composers, all with Imogen Cooper (Philips), various Schubert recordings with Gérard Wyss (Tudor), Pelléas et Mélisande with Haitink and the Orchestre National de France (Naive), and Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem with Herbert Blomstedt (which won a Grammy award).
Since 1998 he has taught classes in lieder and oratorio singing at the Mozarteum in Salzburg and given masterclasses in Europe and North America.
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