Thomas Quasthoff

Quick Facts

Full Name	Thomas Quasthoff
Occupation	Singer
Date Of Birth	Nov 9, 1959(1959-11-09)
Age	65
Birthplace	Hildesheim
Country	Germany
Birth City	Lower Saxony
Horoscope	Scorpio

Thomas Quasthoff Biography

Thomas Quasthoff is one of the most popular and richest Singer who was born on November 9, 1959 in Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany. Thomas Quasthoff (born 9 November 1959) is a German bass-baritone from Germany. Quasthoff is a versatile musician with musical interests ranging that ranges from Bach cantatas to lieder, as well as the solo jazz of improvisation. Born with grave birth problems caused by thalidomide Quasthoff measures 1.34 m (4 4 1/4 inches) tall) and is phocomelia-positive.

In a 2003 interview Quasthoff stated that he was clearly a political thinker who socialist and against an Iraq War. He also expressed his regret that the Israeli-Palestinian war was not resolved through the process of compromise.

In 2006, Quasthoff married Claudia Stelzig, a German TV journalist.

For the 2006/2007 concert season, Quasthoff was one of Carnegie Hall’s “Perspectives” artists. However, illness forced him to cancel his first two appearances in that capacity.

Quasthoff received his Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Performance in 2000 for his collaboration together with Anne Sofie von Otter of Mahler’s Des Knaben Wunderhorn, as well as members of the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Claudio Abbado. He was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Performance for the second time in 2004. The reason was Schubert: The Lieder of the Orchestra, which Quasthoff sang with von Otter and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe directed by Abbado. Quasthoff received the Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Performance for the third time in 2006 along with Rainer Kussmaul and with the Berlin Baroque Soloists and the RIAS Chamber Choir for recordings of J. S. Bach: Cantatas.

Thomas Quasthoff Net Worth

Thomas Quasthoff is one of the richest Singer from Germany. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Thomas Quasthoff 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Quasthoff’s career in music was launched in 1988, when he was awarded his first prize at the ARD International Music Competition in Munich receiving praise from the baritone Dietrich Fisher-Dieskau. In 1995 the year he performed his American debut at the Oregon Bach Festival at the invitation of the artistic director Helmuth Rilling; in 1998 Quasthoff was among the performers for the festival’s world premiere performance of Penderecki’s Credo the recording of which was awarded the Grammy Award for best choral recording. He staged his operatic stage first appearance as Don Fernando in Beethoven’s Fidelio at the Salzburg Festival with the conductor Simon Rattle.

Quasthoff’s recordings from Brahms, Liszt and Schubert with the pianist Justus Zeyen were nominated to the Grammy in 2000 and 2001.

In 2005, Quasthoff received Germany’s Great Cross of Merit. In 2009, he was awarded the Herbert von Karajan Music Prize. That same year he was awarded the Gold Medal for outstanding musicianship by the Royal Philharmonic Society.

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Who is Thomas Quasthoff Dating?

According to our records, Thomas Quasthoff married to Claudia Schtelsick. As of December 1, 2023, Thomas Quasthoff’s is not dating anyone.

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Thomas Ranked on the list of most popular Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Germany. Thomas Quasthoff celebrates birthday on November 9 of every year.