„Il gondoliere veneziano“ – Nomination for the International Classical Music Award 2021 Holger Falk´ s celebrated collection of 18th century Gondolier songs is nominated for the International Classical Music Award 2021!

Interview von Helene Breisach mit Holger Falk über dessen neue CD „Il gondoliere veneziano“, eine musikalische Gondelfahrt durch Venedig.Das ungewöhnliche Konzeptalbum lädt ein auf eine Fantasiereise durch die „Serenissima“, des historischen aber auch des heutigen...

Andreas Falentin writes in the „Die deutsche Bühne“: “Is it not an amazing idea to tackle the famous Letter of Lord Chandos by Hugo von Hofmannsthal on today’s opera stage? It is especially so if you have a singer such as Holger Falk at the disposal, who takes you...

Together with the baroque ensemble „nuovo aspetto“ and the sound artists „Merzouga“ Holger sings Gondolier songs of the 18th century and combines them with the sounds of todays Venice.Listen to Niels Kaisers Radio Podcast choosing the recording as HR2 CD-Tip (go to...

Reinhard Brembeck writes in the Süddeutsche Zeitung: „Falk certainly sings the standard repertoire - Papageno, Monteverdi’s Orfeo, Eisenstein, Rossini’s Figaro, Pelleas and Wozzeck. He also sings modern classics such as Henze’s Homburg Prince, Trojan’s Enrico, Bernd...

After being awarded for their recording „Erik Satie: Intégrale des Mélodies et Chansons“ and nominations for „Hanns Eisler: Lieder und Balladen“ vol.1, vol.2 and vol.3 in the years 2017-2019 Holger Falk and Steffen Schleiermacher are again nominated for the OPUS...

After winning the prestigeous award in 2017 for the first of his Eisler recordings, now his new CD project „Il gondoliere veneziano“ , the beautiful collage of 18th century „canzoni da battello“ and sound-compositions of todays Venice by the Duo Merzougais nominated...

Hanns Eisler has left more than 500 songs, and it comes without a saying: piano songs are also among his earliest compositions. On the fourth and last episode of their selection of Eisler's songs, Holger Falk and Steffen Schleiermacher dedicate themselves to these...

For the third time in the last three years Holger Falk is nominated for the prestigious Opernwelt Critics Award „Singer of the year“. Following his nominations for „Kassandra“ in „Oresteia“ by I. Xenakis at Theater Basel and „Johannes“ in „Morgen und Abend“ by...

The recording „Hanns Eisler - songs in American Exile“, vol. 3 of Holger Falks and Steffen Schleiermachers Eisler edition, was already awarded with the „Jahrespreis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik“ and as CD of the month by OPERNWELT as well as Grammophones „Editors...

As the opening concert of the Venice-Festival at Elbphilharmonie, Holger premiered his project „Gondoliere Veneziano“ together with the baroque-ensemble Nuovo Aspetto and the sound artists Merzouga.The Hamburger Abendblatt writes:"The density of the songs is high,...

Nach „Weine nicht, singe“ an der Hamburgischen Staatsoper 2016 hat Holger Falk nun die zweite Oper von Michael Wertmüller nach einem Libretto von Dea Loher uraufgeführt.

Holger Falk, „eine der kultiviertesten deutschsprachigen Baritonstimmen unserer Zeit“ (FONO FORUM) wird Hochschullehrer. Er folgt dem Ruf an die Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Graz, wo er ab dem Sommersemester 2019 die Professur für Liedinterpretation,...

After having enormous pleasure and success in their recitals at the Frick Collection New York and the chambermusic society in Cleveland/Ohio, Holger Falk and Julius Drake completed their tour at the Phillips Collection in Washington DC. Patrick Rucker writes in the...