Born in Dresden, Stephan was the winner of the 1999 Wigmore Hall International Song Competition. He has given recitals throughout the world, including at the Wigmore Hall, Carnegie Hall, New York, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Klavierfestival Ruhr, La Monnaie, Brussels, Schleswig-Holstein Festival, Santiago de Compostela and the Vocal Arts Series in Washington with pianists Roger Vignoles, Simon Lepper, Alexander Schmalcz, and Eugene Asti.

Current and future plans include Bach St John Passion with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; St Matthew Passion with the Handel and Haydn Society of Boston; Berlioz L’Enfance du Christ with the BBC Concert Orchestra; Bernstein Candide at the Staatsoper Berlin; Mozart Coronation Mass and Haydn Stabat Mater with the Ensemble Orchestral de Paris and Fabio Biondi; Mendelssohn Walpurgisnacht with the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale, Florence; Ottokar Der Freischütz with the LSO and Sir Colin Davis and Messiah and Bach Cantatas with the Academy of Ancient Music in London. Recitals planned include Schubert Winterreise and Schwanengesang at the Kuhmo Festival, Finland and with Simon Lepper for the Neuss Shakespeare Festival, Germany.

RECORDINGS BY THIS ARTIST:

Hugo Wolf - the complete songs - volume 1 - 5060192780086

Hugo Wolf - the complete songs - volume 2 - 5060192780116