Martin Schicketanz (Baritone)

Born: Germany

The German baritone, Martin Schicketanz, succeeded to the music through children's and youth roles in the Mitteldeutschen Landestheater Wittenberg zur Musik. In 2008 he began his singing studies at the Hochschule für Musik Dresden and continued his studies in the Lied- und concert class with Christiane Junghanns and Olaf Bär. He received important lessons with Britta Schwarz, Dorothee Mields and Ingeborg Danz.

His special love applies to the concert compartment. Martin Schicketanz is regularly heard in oratorios and cantatas and hasd sung at various festivals (among others Gstaad Menuhin Festival (Switzerland), Musikfest Stuttgart, BOZAR Festival (Belgium) and Musikfest Erzgebirge)) under conductors such as Hans-Christoph Rademann, Václav Luks, Ekkehard Klemm and Ludger Rémy.

Martin Schicketanz is particularly interested in contemporary vocal music. Thus, he sang Zangezi in the co-operation project of the composion class of Manos Zangaris and the Semperoper; sang in Wolfgang Mitterer's Das tapfere Schneiderlein in the Kleinen Haus of the Staatsschauspiels Dresden; and is a member of AuditivVokal Dresden.

Martin Schicketanz sings in various ensembles such as the Dresdner Kammerchor (Director: Hans-Christoph Rademann), Collegium Vocale 1704 (Director: Václav Luks), Collegium Vocale Gent (Director: Philippe Herreweghe), Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart (Directors: Helmuth Rilling & Hans-Christoph Rademann), Chor der J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen (Director: Rudolf Lutz).

Sources:
Bachwoche Ansbach (2017): English translation by Aryeh Oron (March 2017)
Martin Schicketanz profile on Facebook
Photo 01: Robert Jentzsch
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (March 2017)

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Conductor

As

Works

Ælbgut [vocal ensemble]

Bass

[C-1] (2023, CD/MP3): BWV 22, BWV 23
[V-1] (2018, 2-CD/MP3): BWV 245

Václav Luks

Bass

Member of Collegium Vocale 1704:
[C-5] (2017): BWV 84, BWV 52
V-2 (2013): BWV 232 [1^st recording]

Rudolf Lutz

Bass

Member of Chor der J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen:
[V-2] (2016): BWV 232

Gregor Meyer

Bass

[F2020-M4/6] [V-1] (2020, Video): BWV 232, arranged for reduced ensemble by Gregor Meyer

Hans-Christoph Rademann

Bass

[RC-9] (2021, Video): BWV 4

Hans-Christoph Rademann

Bass

Member of Dresdner Kammerchor:
[V-8] (2011): BWV 232 [1^st recording]

Hans-Christoph Rademann

Bass

Member of Gächinger Kantorey:
[C-5] (2016): BWV 126, BWV 79, BWV 236
[V-7] (2015, 2-CD+DVD): BWV 232 [2^nd recording]

Links to other Sites

Martin Schicketanz | Carus-Verlag) [German]
Martin Schicketanz (Bachwoche Ansbach) [German]
Martin Schicketanz (Official Website) [German]
Martin Schicketanz on Facebook