Soloists

Matthias Winckhler

Born in 1990 in Munich, bass-baritone Matthias Winckhler studied at the Bavarian Vocal Academy and Salzburg Mozarteum University under Andreas Macco and Wolfgang Holzmair. He refined his skills in masterclasses with Matthias Goerne, Graham Johnson, Christa Ludwig, Bejun Mehta, Peter Schreier, and others. A recipient of scholarships from the Walter & Charlotte Hamel Foundation and the Walter Kaminsky Foundation, he has earned multiple awards, including First Prize at the 2014 Salzburg International Mozart Competition and the Trude Eipperle Rieger Prize in 2017.

Winckhler collaborates with renowned conductors such as Giovanni Antonini, Vasily Petrenko, Jordi Savall, and Masaaki Suzuki, performing with leading ensembles like the Vienna Philharmonic, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Bach Collegium Japan, and the Oslo Philharmonic. His festival appearances include the Salzburg Festival, Kissingen Summer, and Leipzig Bachfest.

From 2015 to 2018, he was a soloist at Hannover State Opera, performing roles such as Count Almaviva (Le Nozze di Figaro), Papageno (Die Zauberflöte), Albert (Werther), and Belcore (L’elisir d’amore).

A dedicated Lied interpreter, Winckhler frequently collaborates with pianists like Marcelo Amaral and Jan-Philip Schulze. He is also active in contemporary music, working with composers such as Nikolaus Brass and Manfred Trojahn, premiering several new works.

(2024/25 season)