Felix Schwandtke

Bass Felix Schwandtke’s musical interests revolve around the rich musical traditions of the 17th and 18th centuries. His repertoire also extends to the great oratorio works of the Classical and Romantic periods, as well as to contemporary compositions.

He regularly collaborates with well-known early music ensembles from all over Europe, including the Netherlands Bach Society under Jos van Veldhoven, Collegium 1704 under Václav Luks, Concerto Copenhagen under Lars Ulrik Mortensen, the Dunedin Consort under John Butt and the Wroclaw Baroque Orchestra under Andrzej Kosendiak. He has also enjoyed a long-standing association with Hans-Christoph Rademann, head of the International Bach Academy in Stuttgart, and under his direction has performed with the Gaechinger Cantorey and the Dresden Chamber Choir, as well as appearing on numerous CDs, including the complete works of Heinrich Schütz.

He performed for the first time with the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra under Kent Nagano as part of the New Year’s Eve concert at the Elbphilharmonie in 2018. During the 2016/17 season he appeared at the Hamburg State Opera in ¡Gesualdo! directed by Calixto Bieito. In 2015 he made his debut at the Semperoper Dresden as Bogdanowitsch (Die lustige Witwe) and in the world premiere of the chamber opera Mise en abyme / Widerspiegelung by Lucia Ronchetti, which was directed by Axel Köhler.

Contemporary vocal music forms another part of his artistic activities. He is a member of AUDITIVVOKAL Dresden, which taps into a wealth of expressive vocal possibilities through the creation of unconventional concert programmes. He also regularly participates in contemporary scenic productions, including the world premiere of Königliche Membranwerke – Nomictic Solutions at the Munich Biennale and Wolfgang Mitterer’s Das tapfere Schneiderlein at the Staatsschauspiel in Dresden.

Felix Schwandtke studied singing in Dresden and lives as a freelance singer in Leipzig.