The Danish baritone, Johan-René Schmidt, studied at the Royal Danish Music Academy since 1979. He placed among the finalists in the International Lied-Competition in connection with the Wiener Festwoche 1982. He received the Aksel Schiøts prize of honour for Lied-interpretation in 1983. He has appeared in several radio broadcasts, lied and oratorio concerts. In his first album "Songs by Maurice Ravel, Manuel de Falla, Camille Saint-Saëns" (Rondo Grammofon, 1983), he shows his great ability to express French and Spanish music as well. |
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Liner notes to the album"Songs by Maurice Ravel, Manuel de Falla, Camille Saint-Saëns" (Rondo Grammofon, 1983)
Bits & pieces from other sources
Contributed by Peter Fulop, Mikrokosmos co. (Photo 01, August 2023); Aryeh Oron (Bio, August 2023) |