René Jacobs

Category:dirigent, oude muziek, repertoire
Gent, 30.10.1946
Genre(s):oude muziek, barok, classicisme, romantiek
Instrument(s):zang (contratenor)
Conductor of:B'Rock

Biography

René Jacobs started his career as a chorister in the cathedral of his native town Ghent. Encouraged by the Kuijken brothers, Alfred Deller, and Gustav Leonhardt, he specialised in the countertenor register. 

His unique voice made him world famous.
Later he earned great fame as conductor of baroque and early classical operas. He is first and foremost an enthusiastic promoter of the Venetian opera repertoire. He earned triumphs in the most important opera houses in Europe and Japan with works by Monteverdi, Cesti, Cavalli, von Gluck, Händel, Telemann, Graun, and Mozart. Since 1997 Jacobs has been artistic leader of the Innsbruck Festival.

For many years he taught at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, an institution that he remains close to and where several singers who shine now on international stages owed him formative years.  René Jacobs received many distinctions for his performances and CD recordings: the Grand Prix 1998 for the best opera production of the year, the Musical Personality award 1999 from the periodical Diapason, the Prix in Honorem from the Académie Charles Cros in 2001, Record of the Year from Gramophone in 2004, several Chocs from Le Monde de la Musique and Diapasons d’Or, MIDEM Classical Awards, MIDEM Artist of the Year 2005, a Grammy Award, and the prestigious Telemann Prize of the city of Magdeburg in 2008.

Selective discography

G.F. Haendel - OrlandoG.F. Haendel - Orlando (2014)
Baroque
B'Rock, Georg Friedrich Händel, René Jacobs, Bejun Mehta, Sophie Karthäuser, Kristina Hammarström, Sunhae Im, Konstantin Wolff (...)
Bejun Metha - Che puro cielBejun Metha - Che puro ciel (2014)
opera
Bejun Mehta, René Jacobs, RIAS Kammerchor, Akademie Fur Alte Musik Berlin
Bach Johann Sebastian - Matthaüs-Passion BWV 244 / 2 cd + 1 dvdBach Johann Sebastian - Matthaüs-Passion BWV 244 / 2 cd + 1 dvd (2013)
Baroque
RIAS Kammerchor, Johann Sebastian Bach, René Jacobs, Staats- und Domchor Berlin, Akademie Fur Alte Musik Berlin, Werner Güra, Johannes Weisser, Sunhae Im (...)
Pergolesi - Septem verba a ChristoPergolesi - Septem verba a Christo (2013)
Baroque
René Jacobs, Sophie Karthäuser, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Christophe Dumaux, Julien Behr, Konstantin Wolff, Akademie Fur Alte Musik Berlin
A portrait - La Petite BandeA portrait - La Petite Bande (2012)
Baroque, classicism
Sigiswald Kuijken, La Petite Bande, René Jacobs, Werner van Mechelen, Huub Claessens, Donato Di Stefano, Markus Schäfer, Monica Groop (...)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - La finta giardinieraWolfgang Amadeus Mozart - La finta giardiniera (2012)
opera
Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs, Sophie Karthäuser, Jeremy Ovenden, Alex Penda, Marie-Claude Chapuis, Nicolas Rivenq, Sunhae Im (...)
Handel Georg Friedrich - AgrippinaHandel Georg Friedrich - Agrippina (2011)
Baroque
Akademie Fur Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs, Georg Friedrich Händel
BelshazzarBelshazzar (2011)
Baroque
René Jacobs, Kenneth Tarver, Rosemary Joshua, Bejun Mehta, Kristina Hammarström, Neal Davies, RIAS Kammerchor, Akademie Fur Alte Musik Berlin (...)
René Jacobs : singer & teacherRené Jacobs : singer & teacher (2011)
Baroque, opera
René Jacobs, Georg Friedrich Händel
Schütz Heinrich- WeihnachtshistorieSchütz Heinrich- Weihnachtshistorie (2011)
Baroque
Concerto Vocale, René Jacobs

Selectieve discografie als medewerker

Charpentier Marc-Antoine - Leçons de Ténèbres du Mercredy SainctCharpentier Marc-Antoine - Leçons de Ténèbres du Mercredy Sainct (2001)
Baroque
Concerto Vocale, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, René Jacobs
Carolus Hacquart - De triomfeerende minCarolus Hacquart - De triomfeerende min (1978)
Baroque
Collegium Vocale Gent, Ton Koopman, Carolus Hacquart, Musica Antiqua, Philippe Herreweghe

Related Items

News:Vlaamse Cultuurprijs Muziek voor René Jacobs (30.03.2014)
Lezing René Jacobs rond Bachs Matthaus-Passion (17.09.2013)
Klara-Carrièreprijs 2008 voor René Jacobs (18.12.2008)
Press Clips:
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Händel - Orlando (07.2014)
Che cielo puro (01.02.2014)
René Jacobs (11.2010)
Crete comes to Paris (02.2009)
Mozart - Don Giovanni (08.2008)
Mozart - La Clemenza Di Tito (06.2008)
René Jacobs (01.2006)
Arias for Farinelli (2) (05.2003)
Arias for Farinelli (1) (05.2003)
Naughty but nice - handel with care (05.2002)

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