In a short tour break, Daniel Ochoa will travel back to Vienna and for the first time appear on stage at the big hall of Musikverein. On the program will be W. A. Mozart’s “Vesperae solennes de confessore” and J. Haydn’s “Stabat Mater”. Daniel Ochoa will be accompanied by Vienna Domchor and Domorchester under the baton of Markus Landerer.
From Palm Sunday to Good Friday Daniel Ochoa will be on the road with Chamber Orchestra Basel. Alongside Christoph Prégardien, he will dramatise the part of Christ in Bach’s St John Passion in Freiburg (Konzerthaus), Basel (Martinskirche) and Lucerne (KKL).
In early March, Daniel Ochoa will follow an invitation of Gewandhaus Leipzig to perform an arrangement of Mahler’s “Songs of a Wayfarer” with Gewandhaus Octet. The chamber music concert is part of the celebratory weeks in honour of the inauguration of Andris Nelsons as well as the famous concert hall’s 275th anniversary.
In late February, Daniel Ochoa will for the first time collaborate with Belgian Orchestra Anima Eterna and Collegium Vocale Gent. Following three nights at Concertgebouw Bruges, on 24 February Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony as well as his Choir Fantasy op. 80 will also be performed at Alte Oper Frankfurt.
After his first concert in Great Britain, on 19 Feb Daniel Ochoa received the following review in the Eastbourne Herald:
„But the undisputed star of the evening was bass Daniel Ochoa. A German singer who has also sung opera, his portrayal of Christus was extraordinary. The voice, pure silk and honey, was effortless, but able to convey all the colours necessary to flesh out his character. Beautifully focused and with crisp diction throughout, his performance was flawless and we could see why this is a voice which is rapidly being recognised worldwide. He used a Jewish prayer shawl throughout to great effect, finally folding it up and placing it in the middle of the aisle to symbolise Christ’s burial, which personally brought me to tears.”
On short notice, Daniel Ochoa returns to Vienna Volksoper for three nights with one of his most often performed roles – Count Almaviva in Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro”. Performances are on 11, 24 and 28 January.
Toward the end of the year, Daniel Ochoa is looking forward to two important concert hall debuts at Munich Residence’s Herkulessaal (Mozart Requiem on 30 Nov) and at Tonhalle Düsseldorf (Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony on 31 Dec).
Soon Daniel Ochoa will add a new recording to his discography: Handel’s “Theodora” with Bach Choir and Bach Orchestra Mainz under the baton of Ralf Otto will be released by Coviello Classics in late autumn.
Daniel Ochoa is among this year’s winners of the renowned prize of the Deutsche Phono-Akademie. Together with Christoph Spering and the whole team, he is delighted about the valuable award. Congratulations!
Rossini’s Barber is scheduled anew at Vienna Volksoper: from September 20, Daniel Ochoa will again perform the title role in Josef E. Köpplinger’s popular staging.
Schubert’s “Winterreise” is now available on CD in Gregor Meyer’s fascinating arrangement for baritone, choir and piano.
In mid-August, Daniel Ochoa will debut in Budapest with Radio Symphony Orchestra Hungary. Under the baton of Heinz Ferlesch and together with Berkshire Choral International he will sing “The German Requiem” by Johannes Brahms at Vigadó Hall, Budapest.
For the first time, Daniel Ochoa will be on stage in Taiwan on what will be his fourth trip to Asia. Accompanied by Evergreen Symphony Orchestra Taipeh, he will present arias by Rossini, Strauss and Millöcker in a gala performance of opera and operetta.
On June 5, Daniel Ochoa will contribute to the premiere of Gaetano Donizetti’s “Psalmi Verspertini” in Ingolstadt. In the following days, the composition – one of Donizetti’s few sacred works – will be recorded for the label Naxos.
