Wiebke Lehmkuhl

Born in Oldenburg, Wiebke Lehmkuhl received her vocal training at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Hamburg. Her repertoire ranges from Monteverdi, Handel and Bach to Romantic oratorios, Mahler and Wagner. She is a regular guest with orchestras worldwide including the Berlin Philharmonic, Cleveland Orchestra, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Gewandhaus Leipzig, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bamberg Symphony and Orchestre de Paris, where she has worked with conductors including Kirill Petrenko, Klaus Mäkelä, Daniel Harding and Riccardo Chailly. She also appeared at the Schleswig Holstein, Rheingau, Salzburg, Bayreuth and Lucerne festivals. She has performed Erda at the Bayerische Staatsoper, Grand Théâtre de Genève, Opéra Bastille and the Royal Opera House, under conductors Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Marek Janowski and Philippe Jordan. Concert repertoire includes Bach, Mahler and Beethoven, and she has recorded J.S. Bach’s Christmas Oratorio and C.P.E. Bach’s Magnificat. Plans include Cornelia (Giulio Cesare) for Paris Opera.