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The German soprano, Birte Kulawik, had her first violin lessons from the age of 7. She completed her studies in singing with Elisabeth Wilke, and in violin and Baroque violin, at the Hochschule für Musik "Carl Maria von Weber" in Dresden In different master-classes she perfected her training, among them with Barbara Schlick, Jessica Cash and Semjon Skigin. She took important musical inspiration from her membership for many years of the Dresdner Kammerchor under Hans-Christoph Rademann.
Since 2000, Birte Kulawik has appeared as a soprano soloist in numerous church musical performances as well as serving as a member of ensembles including the Immortal-Bach-Ensemble, formerly the GewandhausKammerchor, and the Rundfunkchor Berlin. She has performed with conductors including Morten Schuldt-Jensen, Ludwig Güttler, Matthias Grünert and Matthias Jung and ensembles including the Lautten Compagney Berlin, Ensemble Amarcord and Sächsisches Vocalensemble. She has sung at festivals such as the Rheingau Musikfestival, the Handel Festival Halle and the Musikfestival Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. She also works particularly in music of the Baroque and early Baroque and takes part in concerts with different chamber music ensembles, as well as in song recitals. Various recordings for CD and radio document her versatility.
Apart from her concert activity, Birte Kulawik also works as a voice trainer with the Dresden Singing Academy. |
