Mirko Ludwig

Mirko Ludwig is a German tenor who is mostly active in concert, especially in historically informed performance. He is a member of the vocal quartet Quartonal.

Mirko Ludwig
Born
Hamburg
EducationHochschule für Künste Bremen
Occupation
OrganizationQuartonal
Websitemirkoludwig.com/vita

Career

Born in Hamburg, Ludwig was from grade three a member of the boys' choir Chorknaben Uetersen.[1] He studied voice at the University of the Arts Bremen from 1980 with Thomas Mohr and Krisztina Laki, with a focus on historically informed performance.[1][2]

In 2012, Ludwig appeared at the Laeiszhalle in Hamburg with the Franz-Schubert-Chor in a program combining Schubert's Mass No. 2 in G major with Dona nobis pacem by Pēteris Vasks and Martín Palmeri's Misa a Buenos Aires (or Misatango).[3] He has performed the tenor part in Bach's St John Passion, both Evangelist and arias, for example at St. Nikolai in 2016, conducted by Volkmar Zehner. A review noted that he used his bright and agile tenor voice for an intense dramatic narration.[4] He appeared in the opening concert of the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg in 2017 with a vocal quintet called Ensemble Praetorius, founded for the occasion.[1][5] In 2019, he appeared as a soloist with the Balthasar-Neumann-Chor und -Ensemble conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock at the Kölner Philharmonie, performing Schumann's Missa Sacra.[2] He performed the first tenor solo part in Monteverdi's Vespro della Beata Vergine at St. Martin, Idstein, conducted by Franz Fink, alongside soprano Elisabeth Scholl and bass Johannes Hill. A reviewer credited the six soloists with perfect technique and harmony among their voices in the ensembles.[6]

Ludwig is a member of the vocal quartet Quartonal. Founded in 2006, they won first prize at the 2010 Deutscher Chorwettbewerb.[7]

References
  1. Nickmann, Elvira (7 February 2017). "Ein Tenor auf dem Weg nach oben". Abendblatt (in German). Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  2. "Baroque ... Classique 4" (PDF). koelner-philharmonie.de (in German). 3 February 2019. pp. 4, 15–16. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  3. Franz Schubert Chor / KlassikPhilharmonie Hamburg / Christiane Hrasky Elbphilharmonie
  4. Stenzel, Oliver (22 March 2016). "Bachs Johannes-Passion in Kiel / Aus dem Geist der Präsenz". Kieler Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  5. "Ensemble Praetorius" (PDF). Elbphilharmonie Hamburg / ERÖFFNUNG 11. & 12. Januar 2017 (in German). Elbphilharmonie. 11 January 2017. pp. 4, 15–16. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  6. Heeren-Pradt, Beke (3 September 2019). "Claudio Monteverdis "Marienvesper" beeindruckt in Idstein / Unter der Leitung von Kantor Franz Fink erhalten der Chor St. Martin und die Martinis stehende Ovationen für die Aufführung von Monteverdis "Marienvesper" in Idstein". Wiesbadener Tagblatt (in German). Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  7. Julian Carlo Betz: Vogelhochzeit im Prunksaal Süddeutsche Zeitung, 24 March 2019
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