 Thilo
Hirsch, born in Munich, began his musical studies at the Richard Strauss
Conservatory in Munich, studying horn and viola da gamba. After
graduating, he went to the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis for graduate studies in
viola da gamba with Christoph Coin (diploma 1995, dissertation: The "cantar
alla viola" in the 16. century). At the Schola in Basle he also
studied singing with Richard
Levitt and Kurt Widmer and attended the opera studio. He participated in concerts and theater productions as vocal soloist and gambist
under distinguished conductors, including Anthony Rooley, Joshua Rifkin, and René Jacobs. In 1991 Thilo Hirsch
founded the ensemble arcimboldo (until
2002 called "l'arcata") and in 1996 the Baroque theatre
ensemble TEATRO
ARCIMBOLDO (until 2003 "IL TEATRO
AMOROSO"). Aside from his active career as a soloist, he teaches classes in
Early Music interpretation and viol consort, has a viola da gamba studio and is
the artistic director of the choir "Singkreis Schönenbuch"/Basel.
Thilo Hirsch has a special interest in research on rarely played
historical instruments. Therefore he also
plays the Baryton and the Trumpet Marine and has edited music for these
instruments.
Since 1992 he has participated in numerous concerts, CD and radio recordings
with Michel Corboz (Ensemble Vocal de
Lausanne), Ensemble TURICUM, Parthenia Vocal, Basler Madrigalisten, Tölzer
Boys' Choir, Solothurner Singknaben and the Gulbenkian Choir (Lisbon), among others.
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