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The German choral conductor, organist and harpsichordist, Hannes von Bargen, received his initial musical training with the Stuttgarter Hymnus-Chorknaben, where he later also served as a répétiteur and organist - participating in concert tours as well as CD and radio recordings. He attended the Musikgymnasium Stuttgart and was a junior student at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart (HMDK), studying under Tobias Wittmann and Johannes Mayr. As an organ scholar with Stiftsmusik Stuttgart, he received further musical guidance from Kay Johannsen and Kensuke Ohira. He is a multiple-time national prize-winner of the "Jugend musiziert" competition (in both piano and organ categories) and, in July 2021, was awarded 2nd Prize at the 1st Internationalen Orgelwettbewerb in Mannheim. In 2022, he won the 5th Moscow International Organ Competition ("Young Organist"). Additionally, he has participated in master-classes with artists including Martin Sander, Monica Melcova, and Daniel Roth. From 2020 to 2022, he studied church music and Baroque violin at Hochschule für Musik und Theater "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" in Leipzig under Martin Schmeding and Daniel Beilschmidt. Since September 2022, he spent an academic year abroad at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where he studied with Bine Bryndorf and David Titterington. Since fall 2026, he has been continuing his studies in the “Maestro al Cembalo” program at the HMDK Stuttgart and works as musical assistant to Kay Johannsen at the Stiftskirche in Stuttgart. His other important teachers include Thomaskantor Andreas Reize and Jörg Halubek. In addition, he has participated in numerous master-classes. He has received scholarships from the Ev. Studienwerk Villigst e.V., the DAAD, and Stiftsmusik Stuttgart.
Hannes von Bargen's is concert engagements have taken him to venues such as the Stiftskirche n Stuttgart, the Christuskirche in Mannheim, and the Thomaskirche in Leipzig. Furthermore, He is also a sought-after continuo player (both an organist and harpsichordist) and has performed with ensembles such as the Nürnberger Symphoniker, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, and numerous Baroque ensembles. He directed the choir of the Evangelical Student Community in Leipzig as well as several children’s choirs. In 2026, he founded the vocal ensemble Vox Convallis in Stuttgart. He has been the Camerata Musikuss' harpsichordist since February 2026. He is supported by the Evangelisches Studienwerk Villigst e.V. |
