Podcast Interview
Yesterday a new episode of Irene Kurka's podcast "neue musik leben" was released: an interview in which Holger Falk talks about how he rehearses pieces, what his priorities are and what authenticity means to him. Listen to the podcast here. Photo: Eight songs for a...
Four nominations for OPUS CLASSIC AWARD 2023!
Four nominations for OPUS CLASSIC AWARD 2023! Holger Falk's last CD "Darius Milhaud: Songs Melodies et Chansons Vol.1", a part of his series with the composers of „groupe des six“ has been nominated in 4 categories at the OPUS Klassik Award 2023: Singer of the Year,...
Trailer: Two Shores with Holger Falk
This week the short film "Two Shores" had its premiere at the Krakow Film Festival. You can watch it online until June 18th on the festival's VOD platform here. The trailer you can find here.
Movie „Two Shores“ at Krakow Film Festival
On May 30 and June 2, 2023, the film "Two Shores" will premiere at the Krakow Film Festival. The oldest Polish film festival has invited the film as one of only 9 films in the category "best short film"."Anna Maria has a sad face, Anna Maria always looks into the...
Milhaud-CD on Ö1, DesCis
"From the enormous Lied oeuvre of Darius Milhaud, Holger Falk and his piano partner Steffen Schleiermacher have made a selection of 32 Lieder. Works that offer a wide range of musical and textual expression, from the artificial art song to the cabaret-like chanson." -...
Milhaud: CD of the month
Holger Falk's latest CD "Darius Milhaud: Mélodies & chansons" is the CD of the month in Rondo magazine. "Darius Milhaud acts as a kind of rougher, more banal brother of his comrade-in-arms Francis Poulenc, he does not use his pleasing jazz harmonies and just likes...
20th CD of Holger Falk: Darius Milhaud: Lieder „Melodies et Chansons“ Vol.1
New CD: Darius Milhaud: Songs "Melodies et Chansons" Vol.1 On 28 October 2022 Holger Falk's new CD "Darius Milhaud: "Melodies et Chansons" Vol. 1" is released by mdg in the series of recordings of the song compositions of the "groupe des six". At the piano: Steffen...
Amopera at Festspielhaus Erl
On 5 November at 6 pm, the world premiere of the meta-opera "AMOPERA" took place at the Festspielhaus Erl Tirol. "AMOPERA" stands for the relationships, contrasts, hopelessness and ecstasies with which the glowing yet inhospitable terrain of love is traversed. From...
Longlist Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik
The CD "Friedrich Cerha: Keintate I, II. for baritone and Viennese Schrammel Quartet", which Holger Falk recorded together with the attensam quartett, has been longlisted for the Preisder Deutschen Schallplattenkritik! More Information
Liederabend in Lappersdorf
Song recital on September 25, 2022 at the Aurelium Lappersdorf "Why is the program called "The Woman in Me"? That is the title of a song by Wolfgang Rihm and gives the concert its framework. I have always been interested in the tensions of our human existence. The...
SWR 2: Zur Person
"Flexibility and colourfulness are the distinguishing features of the voice of baritone Holger Falk, one of the most internationally sought-after representatives of his field. Lied, oratorio, opera, everything interests him equally, but especially the music of the...
G. F. Haas: „Thomas“
Thinking back to last weeks intense and fulfilling performances of "Thomas" by G.F.Haas/Händl Klaus. For a those who didn't make it to see one of the shows here is the press: "Haas demands an art of expression schooled in classical art song in the two central roles....
New CD: Keintate I, II (parts) – Friedrich Cerha
Together with the Attensam Quartet, four wonderful musicians, two of them from Klangforum Wien - Annette Bik, Gunde Jäch, Ingrid Eder, Michael Öttl, Holger Falk recorded Viennese songs by Friedrich Cerha with texts by Ernst Klein. The CD was released by Kairos. More...
Interview „Opernwelt“ on the occasion of the premiere of „Thomas
"Holger Falk is a specialist in new music. He was Lord Byron in "Diodati. Unendlich" by Michael Wertmüller, the mad king in Peter Maxwell Davies' "Eight Songs for a Mad King", the poet in Manfred Trojahn's "Ein Brief" and the suicidal troubadour in Kaija Saariaho's...
Applications for a university professorship at KUG Graz
The University of Music and Performing Arts Graz invites applications for a university professorship for Performance Practice in Contemporary Music Vocal from the summer semester 2023. This professorship expands the master's programme developed by Holger Falk, which...