Florian Boesch

Baritone Florian Boesch is one of Austria's foremost lieder interpreters, especially identified with Schubert's Winterreise, D. 911. He also has a large repertory of operatic roles and concert music with orchestra. Boesch was born on May 17, 1971, in Saarbrücken, West Germany, but grew up in Austria. He had his first singing lessons from a grandmother, Ruthilde Boesch, who was a professional singer. In 1997, he enrolled at the Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Vienna, studying with Robert Holl. He made his debut as a lieder singer in 2002 at the Schubertiade in S...