Alex Potter
countertenor
Alex Potter stands out with his soulful, ravishingly warm-toned countertenor.
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
January 2024
Praised by The Times for his “ethereal tone and beautiful control”, Alex Potter is one of the leading countertenors on the European musical scene.
Alongside numerous performances of works by Bach, Handel and other established composers, he takes particular interest in seeking out and singing lesser known repertoire in concerts and recordings under his own direction.
Countertenor Alex Potter makes a deep impression, particularly in the sublime "Erbarme dich" which he endows with a deeply moving humanity.
Patrice Lieberman, Bachtrack
August 2023
International Performer
Alex Potter has appeared as a soloist in many of the famous concert halls in Europe, including the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Palau de la Musica in Barcelona, the Philharmonie in Berlin, the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, the Wigmore Hall in London, and the Tonhalle in Zürich. He is equally at home and happy singing in a church in a quiet corner of the countryside.
He performs with prominent conductors including Philippe Herreweghe, Hans Christoph Rademann, John Butt, Lars Ulrik Mortensen, Jordi Savall, Jos van Veldhoven, and Stephan MacLeod.
... Alex Potter, whose heartfelt rendition of "He was despised" is profoundly moving.
Bayrischer Rundfunk
December 2023
Creative Programming
Alex Potter is increasingly in demand as a designer of concert programmes and guest artistic director. These include Buxtedhude’s Membra Jesu Nostri with Il Gardellino in the Bijloke in Gent, and settings of the Song of Songs at the Bach Festival in Vancouver. In 2022, together with Dani Espasa, he tailored Handel: Friends and Foes specially for the opening of the season at the Palau de la Musica in Barcelona. Most recently he designed and directed a programme for the Netherlands Bach Society based around J.S. Bach’s Magnificat set against the background of Lutheran music from the seventeenth century, which toured the Netherlands and Spain with great success.
I love creating concert programmes. I was fortunate to grow up singing music as part of liturgy, which has fundamentally shaped the way I see music and how to put it together for concerts. A good concert should have a shape and a “story” and may juxtapose music of different styles; put the simple next to the complex, the large against the small whilst maintaining a thread which takes the listeners on a wondrous journey. I particularly delight in exploiting the full spaces of concert venues and surprising people with music from unexpected places.
diary
Orchester Wiener Akademie/Martin Haselböck
The Netherlands Bach Society/Lars Ulrik Mortensen
The Netherlands Bach Society/Lars Ulrik Mortensen
The Netherlands Bach Society/Lars Ulrik Mortensen
The Netherlands Bach Society/Lars Ulrik Mortensen
The Netherlands Bach Society/Lars Ulrik Mortensen
The Netherlands Bach Society/Lars Ulrik Mortensen
The Netherlands Bach Society/Lars Ulrik Mortensen
The Netherlands Bach Society/Lars Ulrik Mortensen
The Netherlands Bach Society/Lars Ulrik Mortensen
The Netherlands Bach Society/Lars Ulrik Mortensen
The Netherlands Bach Society/Lars Ulrik Mortensen
The Netherlands Bach Society/Lars Ulrik Mortensen
The Motet Choir, The Reykjavik International Baroque Orchestra/Benedikt Kristjánsson
Gaechinger Cantorey/Hans-Christoph Rademann
Gaechinger Cantorey/Hans-Christoph Rademann
Alex Potter/La Festa Musicale
St.-Andreas-Kantorei Hildesheim/Bernhard Römer
J.S. Bachstiftung/Rudolf Lutz
Gli Angeli Geneve/Stephan Macleod
la fonte musica/Michele Pasotti
Alex Potter/Fantasticus
Abendmusiken Basel/Jörg-Andreas Bötticher
NIVALIS BAROKK
J.S. Bachstiftung/Rudolf Lutz
J.S. Bachstiftung/Rudolf Lutz
Collegium Vocale Gent/Philippe Herreweghe
with Patrick Ayrton Harpsichord and students of the course
Collegium Vocale Gent/Philippe Herreweghe
Leipziger Barockorchester, MDR-Rundfunkchor/Philipp Ahmann
Bachakademie Stuttgart/Hans Christoph Rademann
Bachakademie Stuttgart/Hans Christoph Rademann
Bachakademie Stuttgart/Hans Christoph Rademann
Bachakademie Stuttgart/Hans Christoph Rademann
Bachakademie Stuttgart/Hans Christoph Rademann
Netherlands Bach Society/Johanna Soller
Netherlands Bach Society/Johanna Soller
Netherlands Bach Society/Johanna Soller
Netherlands Bach Society/Johanna Soller
Recording Artist
Alex Potter is on over fifty CDs, including six solo recordings. Amongst others, he appears on the most recent Bach Cantatas with Philippe Herreweghe/Collegium Vocale Gent and new disc with two of Bach’s solo-cantatas with Il Gardellino on the Pasacaille Label. His latest solo record “Antonio” with La Festa Musicale was released in 2023 to great critical acclaim.
I try to forget the idea of being a “singer”. My aim is to find my own emotional response to what I am performing and through this tell a story which will hopefully move the listener.
... the countertenor Alex Potter, whose "Agnus Dei" moved us to tears at the end.
Kultura Extra
September 2023
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