David Erler (born 1981) is a German countertenor, a male classical singer in the alto vocal range, specialising in Baroque music.
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Born | 1981 (age 40–41) |
Education | Musikhochschule Leipzig |
Occupation | Countertenor |
Website | daviderler |
Erler was born in Auerbach (Vogtland). He attended the musical gymnasium Clara-Wieck-Gymnasium in Zwickau,[1] and studied at the Musikhochschule Leipzig with Maria Jonas and mainly Marek Rzepka, on a scholarship of the Hanns Seidel Foundation. He took masterclasses with Andreas Scholl, Marius van Altena and The King’s Singers.[2] He graduated in 2006.[1]
In the field of historically informed performance, Erler has collaborated as a soloist with conductors such as Manfred Cordes, Laurence Cummings, Philippe Herreweghe, Peter Van Heyghen [fr], Jos van Immerseel, Wolfgang Katschner, Rudolf Lutz, Hermann Max, Gregor Meyer, Peter Neumann, Hans-Christoph Rademann, Ludger Rémy, Gotthold Schwarz, Jos van Veldhoven, Adam Viktora and Roland Wilson. He has appeared as a guest singer with vocal ensembles amarcord, Calmus Ensemble, Singer Pur, Singphoniker and Stimmwerck.[2]
He is the chief editor of Johann Kuhnau's complete vocal works with Breitkopf & Härtel.[3] He also published Jan Dismas Zelenka's Requiem (ZWV 46) with the same publishing company.
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