Benjamin Appl

Appl began his musical career as a young chorister at the renowned “Regensburger Domspatzen,” later continuing his studies at the “Hochschule für Musik und Theater München” and finally at the “Guildhall School of Music & Drama” in London. He was fortunate to be mentored by the legendary singer Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. Appl says, “My years of working with Fischer-Dieskau were invaluable and had an enormous formative influence on me. He is an inspiration, someone who is always on a relentless quest for a deeper understanding of music and life. He was a model for growing as an artist, not just interpreting, but each time creating.” Appl also enjoys a significant long-term collaboration with composer György Kurtág. As an accomplished concert pianist, Appl has performed at the “Ravinia,” “Rheingau,” “Schleswig Holstein,” “Edinburgh International,” and “Oxford Lieder” festivals, “Schubertiade Schwarzenberg,” and the “KlavierFestival Ruhr.” He has performed at major concert venues including Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Konzerthaus Berlin and Vienna, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg and Musée de Louvre Paris, at Wigmore Hall and Heidelberger Frühling. Much in demand as a soloist on the world’s most prestigious stages, he collaborates with “NHK Symphony Orchestra,” “Philadelphia Orchestra,” “Staatskapelle Dresden,” “Philharmonia,” “Seattle Symphony,” “Vienna Symphony,” and many others. Going forward, Appl’s 2022/23 season includes orchestral concerts with “Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra” conducted by Klaus Mäkelä and “Royal Liverpool Philharmonic” in Mozart’s Requiem, “NDR Hannover” with Andrew Manze and “Orchestre Pays de Loir “and Brahms’ Requiem; the “Royal Scottish National Orchestra and Thomas Søndergård” in Britten’s War Requiem; with “Orchestra La Verdi” of Milan in Mahler’s Kindertotenlieder; and the prestigious “Zurich Chamber Orchestra” New Year’s Gala. A revered interpreter of period music, Benjamin looks forward to collaborations with Les Talens Lyriques in a solo tour of Mozart and in Bach’s Passion according to Matthew with Christophe Rousset; a recital with Ensemble Masques at BOZAR in Brussels; more Bach programs with the “Berliner Barocksolisten”; and his debut with the “Gabetta Ensemble” in Budapest.