Christopher Maltman

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Samling history: Gave a recital at The Samling at Dovenest for the Samling Foundation with Michael Pollock in December 1999

Experience: Although I have never been on a residential course administered by the Samling foundation, they have done a remarkable job assembling such a wealth of highly talented and motivated teachers and administrators. The kind of help and support supplied by the Samling Foundation is invaluable to young artists in all fields.

Past achievements: Winner of the "Lieder Prize" in 1997 Cardiff Singer of the World competition. Other Awards include The Queen's Commendation for Excellence from the Royal Academy of Music 1995, Royal Philharmonic Society's Young Artist of the Year 1999 and Seattle Opera's Artisit of the Year 2000/2001. Musical highlights include work with Sir Simon Rattle, Sir John Elliot Gardiner, Kurt Masur, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Lord Menuhin, James Conlon, Leonard Slatkin, John Adams, Thomas Ades, Sir Charles Mackerras & Donald Runnicles. Opera in Glyndebourne, Covent Garden, ENO, WNO, Seattle, Brussels, Berlin and Munich. Recitals with Malcolm Martineau, Graham Johnson and Julius Drake in NewYork, Vienna, Paris, London, Salzburg, Edinburgh an! d the Schwarzenberg Schubertiade. Recordings to date include discs of Schumann, Schubert, Beethoven, Debussy, Vaughan Williams, Holst, Warlock and Ireland.

Current Activities: Learning to be a father to my baby son Max, born on October 31st, 2002.
Forthcoming Activities: A duet recital for the Samling foundation with my wife, Leigh Woolf as well as futher recitals in New York, San Diego, San Francisco, Chicago, Frankfurt, Vienna, London, Zurich and Lisbon. Opera including Cosi fan Tutte and Thomas Ades' "The Tempest" at the Royal Opera House, Tarquinius "The Rape of Lucretia" in Munich, "Therese Raquin" in San Diego and Mozart's Figaro and Papageno in Glyndebourne. New recording projects include discs of Brahms, Schumann, Faure, various english songs, Ravel and Monteverdi.

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