| Biography | Friederike Krum is an award-winning German Mezzo Soprano based in London, acclaimed for her vocal versatility and who has performed alongside some of the worlds leading opera and crossover stars including Plácido Domingo, José Carreras, Neil Shicoff, Agnes Baltsa & Russel Watson. Trained in Hamburg at the Hochschule for Musik and Theater with Professor Ingrid Kremling, Friederike later worked privately with Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf.
She recorded with platinum-selling UK classical crossover star, Russell Watson, and performed together at the Royal Albert Hall in 2018 as special guest stars in the Best of the West End. She also stars with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Cristian Mandeal at the Cadogan Hall, later this year.
Her talent for opera, crossover and jazz has seen her perform for TV audiences of millions, some of the worlds biggest names including Angela Merkel, Baroness Thatcher, Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman, German football legend Uwe Seeler, Vaclav Havel, Lech Walesa, and the Duchess of York. She has also worked with global brands Unilever, Jaguar, Daimler, Four Seasons Hotels, Citizen Watches and Deutsche Bank.
A favourite of Royals and dignitaries throughout Europe, Friederike has become the Voice of Reconcilation, as a German soprano chosen to sing regularly for the British Forces in the UK and Remembrance events for World War 2 veterans, the 200th anniversary of Waterloo, the WW1 Centenary Remembrance service and also in her role as Ambassador of UK military veteran charity the Royal Hospital Chelseas Scarlets Appeal. She recently performed the National Anthem before HRH The Princess Royal and at the House of Lords for the Admiral of the Fleet Lord Boyce.
With Prince Alexander zu Schaumburg-Lippe and the EuropaChorAkademie, Friederike toured Germany with a unique "Classic meets Jazz programme. At the request of the German army, she flew out to Afghanistan to sing for the NATO troops in the presence of the German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen. |