He attended the Opera School of the Academy of Music in Munich and, together with Gerold Huber, studied Lied interpretation with Friedemann Berger. While completing his medical studies he perfected his vocal training in master-classes given by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Inge Borkh. Together with his regular piano accompanist Gerold Huber, Christian Gerhaher has devoted himself to lied interpretation for 30 years now. The lied duo can be heard on the stages of major international recital centres, for instance in the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, the Cologne and Berlin Philharmonie and the Cité de la musique in Paris. They are particularly frequent guests in the Konzerthaus in Wien and the Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid as well as in the Wigmore Hall in London. He is a regular guest at festivals such as the Rheingau Music Festival, the London Proms or the Salzburg Festival.
