The prizewinning tenor Markus Schäfer studied in Karlsruhe and Düsseldorf. Guest performances and concert tours have taken him to many leading concert halls, opera houses and festivals.
The lyric tenor has won an outstanding reputation for Mozart roles, J.S. Bach’s Passions and 19th-century oratorios. He has collaborated with conductors including Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Michael Gielen and Jun Märkl.
His discography includes the GRAMMY Awardwinning St Matthew Passion conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt (Warner Classics). He has been professor of singing at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover since 2008.
For more information, visit www.tenor-markus-schaefer.de.