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Andreas Scholl (born 10 November 1967) is a German countertenor, a male classical singer in the alto vocal range, specialising in Baroque music. Born into a family of singers, Scholl was enrolled at the age of seven into the Kiedricher Chorbuben boys choir.
Andreas Scholl — Biography. Born in Germany, Andreas Scholl's early musical training was with the Kiedricher Chorbuben choir. He later studied under Richard Levitt and René Jacobs at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis.
7 mar 2020 · Andreas Scholl is one of the best and most renowned countertenors in the world. A conversation about his endowed professorship at the Mozarteum University, his musical roots and the very special moments of his career.
21 gru 2021 · ABC Classic. “In principle I’m a singer. I don’t define myself as a countertenor. I'm a musician and then I’m a singer.” The celebrated German countertenor Andreas Scholl says his distinctive, otherworldly high voice “stands for somebody who transcends the cliché of what is masculine or feminine.”
Born into a family of singers in Eltville on the Rhine, near Wiesbaden, Andreas Scholl’s early musical training was with the Kiedricher Chorbuben. He later went on to study under Richard Levitt and René Jacobs at the renowned Schola Cantorum Basiliensis.
In 1999 Andreas Scholl signed with Decca, the contract being renewed in 2004. For Deutsche Grammophon, he has sung G.F. Handel ’s Solomon and David in Saul , under Paul McCreesh . Scholl’s personal accolades include the Diapason d'Or, multiple Gramophone Awards, 10 de Repertoire, ffff Telerama and Choc du Mond de la Musique, the ECHO award ...
Od sierpnia 2012 jego żoną jest pochodząca z Izraela pianistka i klawesynistka Tamar Halperin, mają córkę Almę (ur. sierpień 2015). Z poprzedniego małżeństwa Andreas Scholl ma córkę Clarę (ur. grudzień 1998).
