About Andreas Scholl
Born in
Kiedrich im Rheingau, near Wiesbaden, Andreas Scholl began his musical training
as a member of the Kiedricher Chorbuben and later studied under Richard Levitt
and Rene Jacobs at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, Basie. His opera
engagements include the title role in Giulio Cesare in Copenhagen and Lausanne and
at the Theatre des Champs-Elysees, Paris, and last year's Salzburg Festival; as Bertarido in Rodelinda in Frankfurt, at Glyndebourne and for the Metropolitan
Opera, New York; and as Arsace in Partenope in Copenhagen and in concert at the BBC
Proms.
He has appeared in concert with the Berlin Philharmonic, New York
Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, Royal Concertgebouw and Munich Philharmonic Orchestras,
the Cleveland Orchestra, the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, the Dresdner
Philharmonie, the Akademie fi.ir Alte Musik Berlin, the Freiburger
Barockorchester and the English qoncert. In 2005 he was the first countertenor
to perform at the last night of the BBC Proms.
This season his engagements have
included Bach's St Matthew Passion conducted by Stephen Cleobury at King's
College, Cambridge; Bach cantatas with Concentus Musicus under Nikolaus Harnoncourt
at the Vienna Musikverein; and a recital tour of Europe and North America,
including appearances at the Berlin Konzerthaus, the Wigmore Hall and the
Lincoln Center, New York. Scholl has recorded an extensive discography
for Decca, Deutsche Grammophon and Harmonia Mundi; his most recent release, Wanderer,
features German Lied. His awards include the ECHO Klassik Award in 1999 and 2005,
the Prix de l'Union de la Presse Musicale Beige and an Edison Award.
About Tamar Halperin
Tamar Halperin was born in Israel and studied at
Tel Aviv University, the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, Basel, and the Juilliard
School, New York, where she obtained a doctorate in 2009. Her repertory focuses
on Baroque music, but she is also an enthusiastic performer of classical and
contemporary music: she composes, arranges and performs popular, jazz and
electronic music, some of which has been recorded on the Act and Garage labels.
Her collaboration with the jazz pianist Michael Wollny led to the album
Wunderkammer, which won the 2010 ECHO Klassik Award for best piano album.
As a
soloist and chamber musician she has performed in Israel, Europe, United States,
Mexico, Japan, Korea and Australia, appearing in many prestigious venues, including
Carnegie Hall and Alice Tully Hall, New York, the Wigmore Hall, the Musashino Hall
in Tokyo, the Sydney Recital Hall and the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona. She
has collaborated with Laurence Cummings, the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, and
the London-based Serafin Camerata Orchestra.
Her numerous prizes and awards
include an honorary prize at the 2004 Van Vlaanderen Musica Antiqua Brugge
Competition, the Presser Award in 2005, the REC Music Award in 2006 and the Eisen-Picard
Performing Arts Award in 2006 and 2007.
Performance Time
8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1
Location
Corbett Auditorium, CCM Village
University of Cincinnati
Purchasing Tickets
Tickets to this Guest Artist performance are $15 for general admission, $10 for non-UC students and FREE for UC students with valid ID.
Parking and Directions
Parking is available in the CCM Garage (located at the base of Corry Boulevard off Jefferson Avenue) and additional garages throughout the UC campus. Please visit
uc.edu/parking for more information on parking rates.
For detailed maps and directions, please visit
uc.edu/visitors. Additional parking is available off-campus at the new U Square complex on Calhoun Street and other neighboring lots.
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CCM Season Presenting Sponsor: The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation
Community Partner: ArtsWave
Supported by the Thomas W. Busse Trust
