Thomas Quasthoff

Summary

Thomas Quasthoff is a human^[1]. He was born in Hildesheim^[2]. He was born on November 9, 1959^[3]. He worked as an opera singer^[4], autobiographer^[5], music educator^[6], university teacher^[7], and jazz musician^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,200 views/month, #7,109 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Thomas Quasthoff's place of birth was Hildesheim^[2].
• Thomas Quasthoff was born on November 9, 1959^[3].
• Thomas Quasthoff held citizenship in Germany^[10].
• Thomas Quasthoff's professions included opera singer^[4].
• Thomas Quasthoff worked as an autobiographer^[5].
• Thomas Quasthoff's professions included music educator^[6].
• Thomas Quasthoff's professions included university teacher^[7].
• Thomas Quasthoff's professions included jazz musician^[8].
• Thomas Quasthoff worked as a singer^[11].
• Among Thomas Quasthoff's employers was Hanns Eisler Music School Berlin^[12].
• Thomas Quasthoff was employed by Hochschule für Musik Detmold^[13].
• Thomas Quasthoff received the Ring of Honour of the city Hildesheim^[14].
• Thomas Quasthoff received the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany^[15].
• Thomas Quasthoff received the Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal^[16].
• Thomas Quasthoff received the Brahms-Preis^[17].
• Thomas Quasthoff received the Herbert von Karajan Music Prize^[18].
• Thomas Quasthoff received the Berliner Bär^[19].
• Thomas Quasthoff's religion is recorded as atheism^[20].
• Thomas Quasthoff is recorded as male^[21].
• Thomas Quasthoff's instance of is recorded as human^[22].
• Thomas Quasthoff's record label is recorded as Deutsche Grammophon^[23].
• Thomas Quasthoff's Commons category is recorded as Thomas Quasthoff^[24].
• Thomas Quasthoff's voice type is recorded as bass-baritone^[25].
• Thomas Quasthoff's family name is recorded as Quasthoff^[26].
• Thomas Quasthoff's given name is recorded as Thomas^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: DE^[29]

• Began / founded: 1959-11-09^[30]

• Community tags: bass-baritone^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: c7e94da5-87ea-4a91-adc8-26e2ae904e10^[32]

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Origins and Family

Thomas Quasthoff's place of birth was Hildesheim^[2]. He was born on November 9, 1959^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include opera singer^[4], autobiographer^[5], music educator^[6], university teacher^[7], jazz musician^[8], and singer^[11]. Employers include Hanns Eisler Music School Berlin^[12], a conservatory^[33], in Germany^[34], founded in 1950^[35], headquartered in Berlin^[36] and Hochschule für Musik Detmold^[13], a college of music^[37], in Germany^[38], founded in 1946^[39], headquartered in Detmold^[40].

Recognition

Awards received include Ring of Honour of the city Hildesheim^[14], an award^[41], in Germany^[42]; Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany^[15], a grade of an order^[43], in Germany^[44]; Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal^[16], a class of award^[45], in United Kingdom^[46], founded in 1871^[47]; Brahms-Preis^[17], an award^[48], in Germany^[49], founded in 1988^[50]; Herbert von Karajan Music Prize^[18], a music award^[51], in Germany^[52], founded in 2002^[53]; and Berliner Bär^[19], an award^[54], in Germany^[55].

Personal Life

Thomas Quasthoff's religion is recorded as atheism^[20].

Why It Matters

Thomas Quasthoff ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,200 views/month, #7,109 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[56] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[57]

FAQs

Where was Thomas Quasthoff born?

Thomas Quasthoff's place of birth was Hildesheim^[2].

What did Thomas Quasthoff do for work?

Thomas Quasthoff worked as opera singer^[4], autobiographer^[5], music educator^[6], university teacher^[7], and jazz musician^[8].

What awards did Thomas Quasthoff receive?

Honors received include Ring of Honour of the city Hildesheim^[14], Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany^[15], Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal^[16], and Brahms-Preis^[17].