Tobias Mäthger (Tenor)

Born: December 14, 1977 - Bautzen, Saxony, Germany

The German tenor, Tobias Mäthger, studied singing (Matthias Weichert; Lied KS Olaf Bär), conducting (Hans-Christoph Rademann) and music education in Dresden.

Tobias Mäthger works as a freelance singer, conductor, teacher and church musician. He has already achieved considerable success with a varied concert career both nationally and internationally. He is a member and soloist with the Dresdner Kammerchor and longtime assistant to Professor Hans-Christoph Rademann, as well as a member of the soloists’ ensemble of the Musik Podium Stuttgart under Frieder Bernius. In addition, he regularly works with leading artists and ensembles including Marc Minkowski, Rafael Frubeck de Burgos, Peter Schreier, Ludger Rémy, E. Klemm, Hermann Max, Matthias Goerne, Dresdner Staatskapelle, Dresdner Philharmonie, Kölner Kammerorchester, Bremer Kammerphilharmonie, Dresdner Kreuzchor, Rheinische Kantorei, Dresdner Singakademie, and many others, as a soloist or as a conductor’s assistant. He is also a member of Kammerchor Stuttgart (Director: Frieder Bernius), Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart (Directors: Helmuth Rilling & Hans-Christoph Rademann), and Chor der J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen (Director: Rudolf Lutz).

A special commitment is especially true of the new edition and performance rediscovered old masters as well as the of contemporary music. Tobias Mäthger has been involved in recent years in numerous premieres as a soloist and conductor.

Tobias Mäthger's is documented by audio recordings work on CD productions by various labels (Carus, CPO, Raumklang) and broadcasters (Deutschlandfunk, Deutschlandradio Kultur, MDR, SWR, WDR, SR). Currently, he is actively involved in the Heinrich Schütz - Gesamtaufnahme in close collaboration with Hans-Christoph Rademann, the Dresdner Kammerchor and the Carus-Verlag.

Sources:
Carus-Verlag Website, Theapolis Website, English translation by Aryeh Oron (July 2016)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (July 2016)

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Conductor

As

Works

Ælbgut [ensemble]

Tenor

[V-1] (2018): BWV 245

Frieder Bernius

Tenor

Member of Kammerchor Stuttgart:
[V-4] (2012): BWV 225-230, BWV Anh 159

Rudolf Lutz

Tenor

Member of Chor der J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen:
DVD/CD: BWV 147
DVD/CD (2018): BWV 68, BWV 5, BWV 114, BWV 21, BWV 248/2
DVD/CD (2019): BWV 126, BWV 105, BWV 228, BWV 248/3
BSSG [D11-8] (2017, DVD/Video)/Bachkantaten N°26 (CD): BWV 25
BSSG [D14-2] (2020, Video): BWV 72
BSSG [D15-1] (2021, Video/CD): BWV 65
BSSG [D15-5] (2021, Video): BWV 37
BSSG [D15-6] (2021, Video): BWV 215
BSSG [D15-11] (2021, Video): BWV 45
BSSG [D16-12] (2022, Video): BWV 117
BSSG [D16-13] (2022, Video): BWV 101
BSSG [D16-14] (2022, Video): BWV 28
BSSG [D17-1] (2023, Video): BWV 153
[V-2] (2016): BWV 232

Helmut Müller-Brühl

Tenor

Member of Dresdner Kammerchor:
[V-1] (2003): BWV 232
[V-2] (2005): BWV 244

Hans-Christoph Rademann

Tenor

Member of Dresdner Kammerchor:
[RC-9] (2021, Video): BWV 4
[V-8] (2011): BWV 232 [1^st recording]
[V-2] (1999): BWV 243 [1^st recording]

Hans-Christoph Rademann

Tenor

Member of Gaechinger Cantorey:
[V-7] (2015, 2-CD+DVD): BWV 232 [2^nd recording]

Links to other Sites

Tobias Mäthger (Crus-Verlag) [German/English]
Tobias Mäthger on Facebook
Tobias Mäthger Sänger, Dirigent, Inspizient, Musikpädagoge (Theapolis) [German]