Konstantin Krimmel, of German-Romanian descent, received his first musical training with the St. George's Boys' Choir in Ulm. At the age of 21, he began his vocal studies with Professor Teru Yoshihara, graduating with honors in 2020. Since then, he has been mentored by Tobias Truniger in Munich. During his studies, the artist developed a special love for the concert and song repertoire, which he has continuously expanded. Winning numerous competitions has significantly advanced his career. From 2021 to 2023, Konstantin Krimmel was supported as a BBC New Generation Artist. In 2023, he was named Best Newcomer by the "Oper! Awards" and Best Young Singer by "Opernwelt". In 2024, he won the Opus Klassik in the "Singer of the Year" category and the Grammophone Award for his album "Die schöne Müllerin" (piano: Daniel Heide).
As a result, Konstantin Krimmel is already performing nationally and internationally, with song recitals at the Cologne Philharmonie, the Deutsche Oper Berlin, and the Konzerthaus Berlin, as well as at the Frankfurt Opera, the Heidelberg Spring Festival, the Schubertíada de Vilabertran, the Schubertiade Schwarzenberg, in Madrid, London (Wigmore Hall), the Concertgebouw, and the Oxford Lieder Festival. In the 2024/25 season, he will give nearly 30 song recitals, including in Berlin, Frankfurt, Schwarzenberg/Hohenems, London, Madrid, Stockholm, Munich, and for the first time in the USA, in New York.
The young baritone is also in high demand in the concert scene. At the beginning of the season, he will sing Fauré's Requiem in Paris under the baton of Thomas Hengelbrock, and Brahms' Requiem will take him to Düsseldorf (under the baton of Adam Fischer) as well as Luxembourg, Ludwigsburg, and Stuttgart (under the baton of Hans-Christoph Rademann). He will make his USA debut in Chicago with Mahler's Songs of a Wayfarer, which he will also perform in Karlstad under the baton of Roland Kluttig, and in Bamberg, Amsterdam, and Hamburg under the baton of Jakub Hrůša. He will take the stage as Guglielmo in a concert performance of Così fan Tutte in Tokyo.
Since autumn 2021, Konstantin Krimmel has been a member of the ensemble at the Bavarian State Opera. In the 2024/25 season, he will be seen there as Papageno in Mozart's The Magic Flute, as Figaro in Le Nozze di Figaro, and as Guglielmo in Così fan Tutte. He will also make his role debut as Don Giovanni in Mozart's opera of the same name.
His most recent album Mythos, recorded with Ammiel Bushakevitz (piano), was released on the Alpha label. Both this album and his 2023 recording of Schubert's Die schöne Müllerin with Daniel Heide (piano), also released on Alpha, were awarded the German Record Critics' Prize. In the spring of 2023, the album Silent Songs (Silvestrov), which he recorded with Hélène Grimaud for Deutsche Grammophon, was released. The second album with Hélène Grimaud, titled For Clara (songs by Johannes Brahms and piano works by Robert Schumann), was released in autumn 2023, also on Deutsche Grammophon. Earlier, his song CD "Franz Liszt - Der du vom Himmel bist" with Daniel Heide, and in autumn 2022, the CD titled "Zauberoper in Wien" (arias by Gluck, Wranitzky, Schack, Mozart, Haydn, and von Winter) accompanied by the Hofkapelle München under the baton of Rüdiger Lotter, were released on the Alpha label.
12. December 2024 - 19:30 Chicago, IL, Symphony Center Gustav Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen |
13. December 2024 - 13:30 Chicago, IL, Symphony Center Gustav Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen |
14. December 2024 - 19:30 Chicago, IL, Symphony Center Gustav Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen |
HIGHLIGHTS 2023/2024