Stefan Kahle (Counter-tenor)

Born: August 2, 1992 - Zwenkau near Leipzig, Saxony, Germany

The German counter-tenor and former boy alto, Stefan [Stephan] Kahle, studied at the Thomasschule in Leipzig art, music and German. He was a member of the Thomanerchor Leipzig from August 2002 to July 2011. He performed with them as the alto soloist in numerous concerts in participated as a soloist at home and abroad and can also be heard as a soloist on some CD's of the Rondeau Productions label. With the Thomanerchor Leipzig Jubilly tour to Korea, Japan and England, he excelled as the alto soloist in J.S. Bach’s Matthäus-Passion (BWV 244). He received his musical training in singing lessons with Christina Vogel and Gotthold Schwarz. In addition to his choral engagements, for which he was awarded the Petzold- und dem Ramin-Legat, he has worked with renowned ensembles such as Ensemble Amarcord, Thios Omilos and Nobile, as well as the Capella Icognita from Austria. He also attended courses with the counter-tenor Matthias Rexroth in Stuttgart.

Since October 2008, Stefan Kahle is a founding member member (as soprano) of Ensemble De Morales from Berlin, a vocal quartet of four former Thomanerchor Leipzig members, which specialises in the music of the Renaissance. Since September 2011 he studies singing of early music with Gerd Türk at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis. He is also a member of Chor der J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen (Director: Rudolf Lutz); since 2017.

Sources:
Stafan Kaahle & Ensemble De Moales profiles on Facebook, English translation by Aryeh Oron (April 2012)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (April 2012, April 2018)

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Conductor

As

Works

Georg Christoph Biller

Alto

BWV 4, BWV 22 [2^nd], BWV 36, BWV 63, BWV 72, BWV 75, BWV 79, BWV 80, BWV 110, BWV 125, BWV 128, BWV 147 [2^nd], BWV 190
BWV 244 [3^rd, Video]

Calmus Ensemble Leipzig

Alto

[F2020-M1/2] [V-6] (2020, Video): Chorales BWV 370, BWV 197/10, BWV 298, BWV 177/5, BWV 245/5, BWV 248/6/6(59)
[F2020-M1/3] [V-7] (2020, Video): BWV 229, BWV 230, BWV 225

Susanne Haupt

Alto

Member of SING and SIGN:
[F2020-M1/9] [C-1] (2020, Video): BWV 131, BWV 150. BWV 36/4

Ana Maria Fonseca

Alto

[C-1] (2016, Video): BWV 106, BWV Anh 159

Unknown conductor

Alto

[C-2] (2016, Video): BWV 115

Rudolf Lutz

Alto

Member of Chor der J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen:
DVD/CD: BWV 187 [2017]
DVD/CD (2019): BWV 43
BSSG [D11-8] (2017, DVD/Video)/Bachkantaten N°26 (CD): BWV 25
BSSG [D15-2] (2021, Video): BWV 3
BSSG [D16-5] (2022, Video): BWV 11
BSSG [D16-10] (2022, Video): BWV 235
BSSG [D16-11] (2022, Video): BWV 236
BSSG [D16-14] (2022, Video): BWV 28
BSSG [D17-1] (2023, Video): BWV 153
BSSG [D17-7] (2023, Video): BWV 178
[V-2] (2016): BWV 232

Gotthold Schwarz

Alto

[C-2] (2018): BWV 33, BWV 17, BWV 99
[F2020-M1/1] [CV-1] (2020, Video): BWV 29, BWV 11

Jörg Wöltche

Alto

[CV-1] (2012, Video): BWV 170

Links to other Sites

Stefan Kahle on Facebook [German]
Ensemble De Morales on Facebook [German]