Robert Holl

Robert Holl (Bass-Baritone)

Born: March 10, 1947 - Rotterdam, Holland

The Dutch bass-baritone, Ronert Holl, received first prize at the 1971 International Vocal Competition at ‘s-Hertogenbosch. He then moved to Munich, where he continued his studies with Hans Hotter. The following year; he won first prize at the Munich International Competition.

From 1973 to 1975, Ronert Holl was a member of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich. Robert Holl received the honorary title of Kammersänger from the city of Vienna in 1990.

Robert Holl made his debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at the special concert in Grant Park on September 21, 1991, in the last movement of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony conducted by Daniel Barenboim.

Robert Holl appears as soloist with the major orchestras, and has worked with many outstanding conductors, including Claudio Abbado, Carlo Maria Giulini, Bernard Haitink, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Sir Neville Marriner, and Riccardo Chailly, among others. In January 1999, he sang Schubert’s Winterreise in Chicago with Daniel Barenboim at the piano. Last season, he sang Beethoven Symphony No. 9 with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

As a frequent guest artist at music festivals, Ronert Holl has appeared at the Vienna Festival, Mozart Week Salzburg, Salzburg Festspiele, Berliner Festwochen, Flanders Festival, Prague Spring, Schubertiade Hohenems, and Settimane Musicale di Stresa. In addition, he has participated in the Festival of Tours in France and the Russian Winter Festival. He also has sung Hans Sachs in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg conducted by Daniel Barenboim at the Bayreuth Festival and Amfortas in Parsifal with Franz Welser-Möst in Zurich.

Ronert Holl frequently collaborates with other musicians, including Peter Schreier for performances of Bach oratorios, and his wife, soprano Ellen van Lier, in Hugo Wolf’s Italian Songbook.

His extensive discography for the Preiser label includes works by Pfitzner, Max Reger, Franz Schmidt, Schubert, and Wolf.