22/02/2023
Soprano Philipp Mathmann is one of the most sought-after countertenors in the world today. During the course of his career he has taken on numerous leading roles in highly-acclaimed productions such as Anastasio in "Giustino" (Handel), Abel in
"'Cain and Abel" (Scarlatti), Mirtillo in "II pastor fido" and La Bellezza in "I Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno" (Handel). Mathmann has worked with some of the most renowned early music ensembles, such as the Freiburger Barockorchester, the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Concerto Köln and conductors such as Christophe Rousset, Gianluca Capuano and Diego Fasolis. His first CD ("La deposizione dalla croce di Gesu Cristo" by F. X. Richter) was released in 2017 and was followed in 2020 by his first solo CD ("Tormenti d'Amore") which featured three world premiere recordings.
In addition to his vocal training, Mathmann completed medical studies at the University of Münster, and qualified as a specialist in phoniatrics and pediatric audiology with a focus on phonosurgery at the Charité Berlin. He has been involved as the lead clinician in a German-English research collaboration in the field of musicians' medicine and vocal health with the Royal College of Music in London, and is currently senior physician and deputy director at the department of phoniatrics and pedaudiology at Münster University.
