The bass-baritone Dominik Wörner studied church music, musicology, harpsichord, organ and singing in Stuttgart, Fribourg and Berne, notably with Jakob Stämpfli. In 2002, Wörner won first prize in the vocal section of the International Bach Competition Leipzig. He completed his studies with a masterclass in Lieder interpretation given by Irwin Gage in Zürich, where he graduated with honours.

Wörner has made guest appearances around the world with oratorio, opera and German Lied. His recordings (more than 70 albums and DVDs) for major labels including Deutsche Grammophon and BIS have won accolades including the Diapason d’or de l’Année and the German Record Critics Award. Dominik Wörner is artistic director of the German-Japanese Lied Society Tokyo and founder and artistic director of Kirchheimer Konzertwinter, a concert series in his home region of Pfalz.