Jan Börner & Capricornus Consort Basel
Biography Jan Börner & Capricornus Consort Basel
Jan Börner
began his musical training at the age of nine when he joined the Boys' Choir of Solothurn Cathedral. Two years later, he gave his first solo performance as a boy soprano.
Jan Börner initially studied privately with Richard Levitt before he continued his vocal studies with Ulrich Messthaler at the Schola Cantorum in Basel. During his time there, he also received tuition from Andreas Scholl and Margreet Honig, graduating in 2010 with an Early Music Diploma.
As a soloist, Jan Börner specialises in Renaissance and Baroque music, and he is also a member of several vocal ensembles. Amongst others, these include the Ricercar Consort (Philippe Pierlot, Belgium) and the vocal ensemble of the J. S. Bach Foundation of St. Gallen (Rudolf Lutz), with whom he performs regularly, also as a soloist. Jan Börner is a former recipient of the Migros Culture Percentage study award and has also won several other regional awards. Alongside his busy career as a performer, Jan Börner works as a singing teacher in Solothurn and Zug.
