Christian Immler

From the Tölzer Knabenchor as a boy alto soloist to singing as a baritone at major concert halls, festivals and opera houses, German baritone Christian Immler has spent many years making and recording music of the highest quality all around the world.

He studied with Rudolf Piernay and won the International Nadia et Lili Boulanger Competition in Paris. Christian has worked with such conductors as Harnoncourt, Minkowski, Rousset, Herreweghe, Bolton, Harding, Nagano, Conlon, Parrott, Corboz, Suzuki, Pichon, Dantone, Antonini, Reuss, Hengelbrock, Bernius, Christie and Alarcón performing at places such as the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, the Salzburg, Aix and Lucerne Festivals and the BBC Proms.

On stage he appeared at Opéra Comique Paris, at the Grand Théâtre Genève, at New Israeli Opera and at the Boston Early Music Festival. A keen recitalist, Christian has been invited to perform at the Wigmore Hall, the Frick Collection in New York, the Paris Philharmonie, the Salzburg Mozarteum and the Tonhalle Zurich, the latter with pianist Helmut Deutsch with whom he released the album entitled Modern Times.

His more than 50 recordings have been awarded prizes such as the Echo Klassik, the Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik, several Diapason d’Or, Diamant d’Opéra, France Musiques’ Enregistrement de l’année and a 2016 Grammy Nomination. Much in demand for worldwide masterclasses, Christian is Professor of Voice at the Kalaidos Fachhochschule in Zurich.