Matthias Lutze

Bass-baritone Matthias Lutze received his first musical training in the Dresdner Kreuzchor and Windsbacher Knabenchor. He studied singing in Dresden with Christiane Junghanns and Olaf Bär. He has also been considerably influenced by Charlotte Lehmann, Norman Shetler and Peter Kooij. He performs with leading ensembles such as the Collegium Vocale Gent, RIAS Kammerchor, Lauttencompagney Berlin and is a frequent guest at major music festivals including the Handel Festival in Halle, the Festival de Saintes, Dresden Music Festival and Prague Spring Festival. Matthias Lutze sings with conductors such as Philippe Herreweghe, Hans-Christoph Rademann, Daniel Reuss, Marcus Creed, Iván Fischer and Helmuth Rilling, and has performed in highly-acclaimed CD and radio recordings.