Bernhard Landauer

Bernhard Landauer (born 20 July 1970 in Innsbruck) is an Austrian countertenor.

Bernhard Landauer was born in Innsbruck. Following his first concert and stage experience as soprano soloist with the Wilten Boys' Choir (Innsbruck), Landauer studied voice at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna under Helene Karusso and Kurt Equiluz. He received further training from Karl-Heinz Jarius in Frankfurt.

In addition to Early music performance, he is particularly interested in the interpretation of literature that is rather unusual for a countertenor. He has performed a number of such works, including Schubert's Winterreise, Krämerspiegel by Richard Strauss, the role of Fyodor in Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov and Kassandra by Iannis Xenakis, originally written for falsetting baritone. Performing world premieres of compositions by Alfred Schnittke, Giorgio Battistelli and others he has made contemporary music an important part of his work.

Landauer has performed on many stages worldwide with renowned orchestras, conductors and stage directors such as Philippe Arlaud, Brigitte Fassbaender, Achim Freyer, Thomas Hengelbrock, René Jacobs, The King's Consort, Harry Kupfer, David Pountney, Nicola Raab or Mstislav Rostropovich. He took part in the project of Ton Koopman and the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir to record the complete vocal works of J.S. Bach. He has recorded more than 70 CDs and has been well received by critics. In 2000 he performed the role of Mercury in the first modern revival of Giovanni Legrenzi's La divisione del mondo at the Schwetzingen Festival.

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