Mathias Hedegaard, Tenor
Biography
Mathias Hedegaard graduated from the Danish Opera Academy in 2007 after studies with Professor Kirsten Buhl. Previous studies at the Royal Music Academy Copenhagen with exam in 2004.
He made his operatic debut at the Royal Opera as Gastone LA TRAVIATA in 2006. Other opera appearances include Acis ACIS AND GALATHEA at the Innsbruck Opera, Austria, Male Chorus RAPE OF LUCRETIA, the title role in ORFEO in Copenhagen, and he premiered the double role Daniel/Verner GIFT OF EDEN by Hvidfeldt Nielsen at the Aarhus Summer Opera.
In the 2009-10 season he is engaged to sing Trin in LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST and Gastone in LA TRAVIATA at the Danish National Opera, Aarhus.
Mathias Hedegaard has appeared as soloist with the majority of Danish symphony orchestras, Concerto Copenhagen, with orchestras in Sweden and Germany in pieces like Händel's Messiah, The Christmas Oratorio, the Evangelist in St. John's passion, Haydn: The Creation and Mozart Requiem. He has worked with conductors like Adam Fischer, Andrew Parrott, Giancarlo Andretta, Lars Ulrik Mortensen, Christoph Eberle and Roy Goodman.
In spring 2009 Mathias Hedegaard toured Holland with the highly respected baroque ensemble De Nederlandse BachVereniging as soloist in St. Matthew Passion lead by Lars Ulrik Mortensen.
Lied concerts are very important to Mathias Hedegaard, and he has given recitals all over Denmark, most recently in the Danish Radio new concert hall, in Sweden, Scotland and Austria, His regular accompanists are Tove Lønskov and Søren Rastogi.
Mathias Hedegaard has released several recordings; Songs by Danish composer Weyse, accompanied by Marie Rørbech, ' Serenades and Romances' with the Danish Radio Sinfonietta, conducted by Adam Fischer, which was reviewed with great acclaim in all papers and was awarded 5 stars, 'Italian Baroque' with Copenhagen Saxophone Quartet, and his most recent recording is Cantatas by Carl Nielsen with Aarhus Symphony Orchestra.
Rewards and prizes include Edit Aller's Memorial Grant (2001) Gladsaxe Music Prize (2006), Léonie Sonning Music Foundation Scholarship (2006), the Axel Schiøtz Prize (2006), the Artist Prize awarded by the Danish music reviewers (2007), The Hartmann Brothers Special Prize and Prince Henrik's Grant, 2009.
Copenhagen Artists represents Mathias Hedegaard world wide.