Michael Freimuth – Past Concerts

Michael Freimuth from Kiel, Germany is dedicated to lute and guitar music of the 16th through 19th Centuries, and is one of the most sought-after lutenists in Europe. He has toured both as soloist and with well-known conductors and as chamber musician in Europe, the USA, Japan, and South Korea.

He has collaborated with many well-known artists and conductors including C. Abbado, I. Bolton, P. Dijkstra, R. Goebel, Th. Hengelbrock, M. Hirasaki, K. Junghänel, E. Kirkby, A. Quarta, V. Luks, H. Max, R. Minasi, Ch. Schornsheim, R. Wilson and many others. In recent years Michael Freimuth has performed for opera productions throughout Europe including Cesti's Orontea, Rameau's Les Indes Galantes, Handel's Jephta, Rodelinda and Agrippina and Mozart's Cosi under Ivor Bolton; Leclair's Scylla under Václav Luks; Steffani's Amor vien dal destino, and Handel's Teséo under René Jacobs; and Handel's Rodelinda under Riccardo Minasi. He has participated in CD recordings and performances with Concerto Köln and the Academy for Early Music Berlin. His solo recording of previously unknown sonatas by Michele Platano in 2017 followed his recording of lute works by Silvius Leopold Weiss found at Rohrau Castle. He recorded the entire cycle of Rosary Sonatas by Biber for Deutschlandfunk with violinist Mayumi Hirasaki and harpsichordist Christine Schornsheim, and the album L'Arte della scordatura with Mayumi Hirasak, which was released in 2020.