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Jan Kobow (Tenor) |
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Born: Berlin, Germany |
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The German tenor, Jan Kobow, had his first musical education from the State and Cathedral Choir and gained early experience of concerts and gramophone recordings as a soprano soloist. After gaining his university entrance and a special school-leaving certificate in America, he first studied organ at the Schola Cantorum in Paris, where he earned the Diplôme de Virtuosité. He then took his degree in organ and conducting at the Hochschule für Musik in Hannover (1988-1993), followed directly by vocal study at the Hamburg College of Music with Professor Sabine Kirchner, which he completed in 1999. Jan Kobow was first-prize winner at the 11th International Bach Competition in Leipzig in 1998.
Since 1992 Jan Kobow has been in regular demand as a Lieder and oratorio singer, and a performer of early music. He has performed under conductors such as Philippe Herreweghe, John Eliot Gardiner, Thomas Hengelbrock, Masaaki Suzuki, Jeffrey Tate, Gustav Leonhardt, Jos van Veldhoven, René Jacobs, Robin Gritton, Hans-Christoph Rademann, Frieder Bernius, Marcus Creed, Daniel Reuss and with the Freiburger Barockorchester, De Nederlandsen Bachvereniging, Arnold Schönberg Chor, Knabenchor Hannover, RIAS Kammerchor, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Rundfunk Sinfonie Orchester Berlin and Concerto Köln. In September 1999 he toured with the Collegium Vocale Gent conducted by Philippe Herreweghe and in December of that year with De Nederlandsen Bachvereniging conducted by Gustav Leonhardt and Michael Schneider. He also participated in several concerts of the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, in which the complete sacred cantatas of J.S. Bach were performed and recorded under the direction of John Eliot Gardiner.
Jan Kobow also feels a strong attachment to lied, particularly German art song of the romantic period. His repertoire includes Lieder by Schubert, Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms, Felix Mendelssohn, W.A. Mozart, L.v. Beethoven, Alban Berg, etc. He gives frequent recitals, such as at the Ruhr Piano Festival with Graham Johnson (1997) and at the MDR Musiksommer in Dresden. In May 1999 he gave a Lieder recital at the Kleine Musikhalle in Hamburg.
As an opera singer Jan Kobow has appeared with the Kammeroper Schloss Rheinsberg (Die Zauberflöte, under the direction of August Everding), with the Dresden Baroque ensemble Batzdorfer Hofkapelle (Calandro of Ristori) and last year at the Musikfestspiele Potsdam under Andreas Spering (Alessandro nell´Indie of Johann Christian Bach).
Jan Kobow has been engaged for numerous CD productions and broadcasts. He recorded with the Chamber Choir of Stuttgart under Frieder Bernius, Knabenchor Hannover under Heinz Hennig, Gruppe Alte Musik Ensemble of Munich, Musicalische Compagney of Berlin, Balthasar Neumann Choir under Thomas Hengelbrock, and Collegium Vocale Gent under Philippe Herreweghe. A CD with madrigals from the time of Elizabeth I of England (Clear or Cloudy, released by ambitus) was produced under his own direction with the ensemble Himlische Cantorey, of which he is a founding member. |
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Sources:
KD Schmid Website (November 2001)
Liner notes to the CD ‘Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme’ conducted by Heinz Hennig (Thorofon, 1995)
Liner notes to the CD ‘J.S. Bach: Festmusiken für das Kurfürstlich-Sächsische Haus’ conducted by Heinz Hennig (Ars Musici, 2000)
The Three Haute-Contre Website
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (April 2002) |
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Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works |
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Conductor |
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Works |
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Alfredo Bernardini |
Tenor |
AOB Video: BWV 132, BWV 185 |
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Frieder Bernius |
Tenor |
BWV 249 |
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Jörg Breiding |
Tenor |
BWV 106, BWV 131 [member of Himlische Cantorey] |
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Frans Brüggen |
Tenor |
BWV 232 [2nd], BWV 232 [3rd] |
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John Eliot Gardiner |
Tenor |
BCP: BWV 36, BWV 61, BWV 62, BWV 70, BWV 132, BWV 147 |
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Heinz Hennig |
Tenor |
BWV 140, BWV 213, BWV 214, BWV 248 |
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Philippe Herreweghe |
Tenor |
BWV 2, BWV 11 [2nd], BWV 20, BWV 22, BWV 23, BWV 127, BWV 159, BWV 176
BWV 244 [3rd], BWV 245 [3rd], BWV 249 [3rd] |
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Philippe Herreweghe |
Tenor |
Member of Collegium Vocale Gent:
C-19 (2007): BWV 22, BWV 23, BWV 127, BWV 159 |
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Kay Johannsen |
Tenor |
[V-1] (2017, Video): BWV 244 [Evangelist]
[V-2] (2015, Video): BWV 245 [Evangelist] |
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Sigiswald Kuijken |
Tenor |
BWV 16, BWV 17, BWV 65, BWV 153, BWV 154, BWV 164, BWV 179 |
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Rudolf Lutz |
Tenor |
BSSG [D16-12] (2022, Video): BWV 117 |
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Stephan MacLeod |
Tenor |
BWV 81, BWV 180, BWV 227 |
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Hermann Max |
Tenor |
BWV 245, BWV 248 |
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Eric J. Milnes |
Tenor |
BWV 19, BWV 130, BWV 149 [w/ Montreal Baroque] |
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Lars Ulrik Mortensen |
Tenor |
Video (2011): BWV 151
BWV 232 [1st]
Audio (2015): BWV 232 [2nd] |
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Philippe Pierlot |
Tenor |
With Ricercar Consort:
BWV 18, BWV 106, BWV 150, BWV 245
[C-9] (2006): BWV 234, BWV 198 |
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Marcel Ponseele |
Tenor |
BWV 27, BWV 55 |
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Joël Suhubiette |
Tenor |
[P-1] (2014): F.N. Brauns: Markus-Passion [Evangelist] |
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Michaela Prentl |
Tenor |
BWV 147, BWV 243 [2nd] |
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Masaaki Suzuki |
Tenor |
BWV 7, BWV 11, BWV 20, BWV 41, BWV 92, BWV 94, BWV 130, BWV 249 |
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Masaaki Suzuki |
Tenor |
Member of Bach Collegium Japan:
Sacred Cantatas Vol. 22: BWV 7, BWV 20, BWV 94
Sacred Cantatas Vol. 33:: BWV 41, BWV 92, BWV 130
V-9 (2004): BWV 249, BWV 11 |
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Andrzej Szadejko |
Tenor |
[CV-1] (Video, 2015): BWV 12 |
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Daniel Taylor |
Tenor |
BWV 131, BWV 161 |
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Alexander Weimann |
Tenor |
BWV 245 [Evangelist] |
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Gerry Welter |
Tenor |
[C-1] (2010, 2-CD): BWV 10, BWV 70, BWV 140, BWV 187 |
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Michael Alexander Willens |
Tenor |
Video (2012): BWV 149, BWV 130, BWV 19 |
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Links to other Sites |
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Jan Kobow (King Arthur) [German]
Jan Kobow, tenor (BCJ) [Photo]
Kobow Jan, ténor (Festival Wallonie) [French]
journal aktuell (KD Schmid) [German]
Jan Kobow (KD Schmid)
Jan Kobow (ATMA Classique) [Grench]
Jan Kobow - Biography, Discography (Goldberg)
A German Cycle (Taylor Fladgate)
Jan Kobow (BR Online) [English/German]
Jan Kobow - Tenor (Bachwoche Ansbach) [German]
Jan Kobow - Profiel (deSingel) [Dutch]
Jan Kobow (Quartetto Milano) [Italian] |
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