German contralto Ingeborg Danz studied with Heiner Eckels in Detmold, and as a student was awarded several prizes, with scholarships from the Deutscher Musikrat and Richard-Wagner-Federation. Although she has appeared in opera, her main focus is on oratorio, concert and Lieder. She works closely with Helmuth Rilling and the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart and Collegium Vocale Gent and Philippe Herreweghe. She has collaborated with leading conductors and orchestras and boasts a wide-ranging repertoire, with a particular reputation for her performances of Bach. In Lieder she has appeared in recital with Juliane Banse, Christoph Prégardien and Olaf Bär, and with James Taylor. Her many recordings include discs devoted to the songs of Brahms, as well as recordings of major repertoire by Bach and Mozart in collaboration with Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Philippe Herreweghe and Helmuth Rilling.