Tobias Berndt
Baritone
Baritone Tobias Berndt has gained an international reputation particularly as a song and concert singer. His collaboration with conductors such as Hans Christoph Rademann, Philippe Herreweghe, Helmuth Rilling, Sir Simon Rattle, Herbert Bloomstedt, and Teodor Currentzis led him to perform with important orchestras throughout Europe. His comprehensive concert repertoire has ranged from Monteverdi to oratorios by Händel, Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Mendelssohn, and Britten to premieres by contemporary composers such as Jörg Widmann. He has appeared on stages in numerous opera engagements, and is one of the most sought-after Lieder singers, winning competitions such as Das Lied – International Song Competition in Berlin and the International Brahms Competition in Austria. The versatile singer began his musical training with the Dresdner Kreuzchor and studied with Hermann Christian Polster in Leipzig and continued his training with Rudolf Piernay in Mannheim. During further studies he also worked with Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Thomas Quasthoff.