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Schwanengesang, D. 957 (Cycle): IV. Ständchen: Leise flehen meine LiederThomas Quasthoff & Justus Zeyen

Listen to Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act I: Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja (Papageno) by Thomas Quasthoff, Staatskapelle Dresden & Sebastian Weigle, see lyrics, music video & more!

Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act I: Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja (Papageno)Thomas Quasthoff, Staatskapelle Dresden & Sebastian Weigle

Listen to Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45: IV. "Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen" by Berlin Philharmonic, Dorothea Röschmann, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey, Sir Simon Rattle & Thomas Quasthoff, see lyrics, music video & more!

Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45: IV. "Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen"Berlin Philharmonic, Dorothea Röschmann, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey, Sir Simon Rattle & Thomas Quasthoff

Listen to Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45: I. "Selig sind, die da Leid tragen" by Berlin Philharmonic, Dorothea Röschmann, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey, Sir Simon Rattle & Thomas Quasthoff, see lyrics, music video & more!

Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45: I. "Selig sind, die da Leid tragen"Berlin Philharmonic, Dorothea Röschmann, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey, Sir Simon Rattle & Thomas Quasthoff

Listen to Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45: III. "Herr, lehre doch mich" by Berlin Philharmonic, Dorothea Röschmann, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey, Sir Simon Rattle & Thomas Quasthoff, see lyrics, music video & more!

Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45: III. "Herr, lehre doch mich"Berlin Philharmonic, Dorothea Röschmann, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey, Sir Simon Rattle & Thomas Quasthoff

Listen to Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45: II. "Denn alles Fleisch es ist wie Gras" by Berlin Philharmonic, Dorothea Röschmann, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey, Sir Simon Rattle & Thomas Quasthoff, see lyrics, music video & more!

Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45: II. "Denn alles Fleisch es ist wie Gras"Berlin Philharmonic, Dorothea Röschmann, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey, Sir Simon Rattle & Thomas Quasthoff

Listen to Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45: VII. "Selig sind die Toten" by Berlin Philharmonic, Dorothea Röschmann, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey, Sir Simon Rattle & Thomas Quasthoff, see lyrics, music video & more!

Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45: VII. "Selig sind die Toten"Berlin Philharmonic, Dorothea Röschmann, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey, Sir Simon Rattle & Thomas Quasthoff

Listen to Stabat Mater, Op. 58, B. 71: Inflammatus Et Accensus (Alto) by Marina Shaguch, Helmuth Rilling, Thomas Quasthoff, Ingeborg Danz, James Taylor, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra & Oregon Bach Festival Choir, see lyrics, music video & more!

Stabat Mater, Op. 58, B. 71: Inflammatus Et Accensus (Alto)Marina Shaguch, Helmuth Rilling, Thomas Quasthoff, Ingeborg Danz, James Taylor, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra & Oregon Bach Festival Choir

Listen to Messiah, HWV 56: Chorus: Hallelujah by James Taylor, Ingeborg Danz, Helmuth Rilling, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Thomas Quasthoff, Sibylla Rubens & Oregon Bach Festival Choir, see lyrics, music video & more!

Messiah, HWV 56: Chorus: HallelujahJames Taylor, Ingeborg Danz, Helmuth Rilling, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Thomas Quasthoff, Sibylla Rubens & Oregon Bach Festival Choir

Listen to Stabat Mater, Op. 58, B. 71: Fac, Ut Portem Christi Mortem (Soprano, Tenor) by Oregon Bach Festival Choir, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, James Taylor, Ingeborg Danz, Thomas Quasthoff, Helmuth Rilling & Marina Shaguch, see lyrics, music video & more!

Stabat Mater, Op. 58, B. 71: Fac, Ut Portem Christi Mortem (Soprano, Tenor)Oregon Bach Festival Choir, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, James Taylor, Ingeborg Danz, Thomas Quasthoff, Helmuth Rilling & Marina Shaguch

Upcoming Concerts for Thomas Quasthoff

Thomas Quasthoff currently has 1 upcoming concerts; the next one is scheduled for Saturday, November 15, 2025 at Wolf-Ferrari-Haus in Ottobrunn, BY, Germany.

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About Thomas Quasthoff

Hometown

Hildesheim, Germany

Born

1959

Genre

Classical

Born in Hildesheim, Germany, on November 5, 1959, Thomas Quasthoff overcame remarkable personal challenges to emerge as one of the premier bass-baritones of his generation. Quasthoff was born with severe birth defects, never growing past the height of four feet and suffering phocomelia of the upper extremities. Because his condition left him physically unable to play piano, Quasthoff instead studied voice with a private tutor, concurrently attending law school. He also served for six years as an announcer for a German public radio outlet and worked as a television voice-over talent. He launched his musical career in 1988, claiming top honors in the esteemed ARD international competition. ~ Jason Ankeny