Birthday Congratulations

Dear Thomas Quasthoff,

With heartiest and warmest congratulations on your 40th birthday and best wishes from, may I say it?, an adoring fan. Thank you for the performances, both live and recorded, that have brought me such profound pleasure through your artistry and intelligence. I look forward to every succeeding birthday of yours, not to mention the CDs. Happy Birthday!

Janet Wasserman
New York, NY, USA

Warmest wishes to you on your 40th birthday, where I am told life begins!
I'm 53 and a singer and teacher of singing who has been inspired by you. My wife, a mezzo, and my daughter, a ballerina send you their love.

George, Martha, and Rebecca Antolik
Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

I would like to congratulate Mr Quasthoff on his wonderful accomplishments and tell him how much joy he has brought to millions of listeners.

Recently, in interviewing apprentices at the Santa Fe Opera, I ran into a young soprano who has a mild cerebral palsy, and is hoping to make a career. Her hero? Thomas Quasthoff. She now realizes that a physically challenged person can sing. Maybe she will sing concerts rather than opera, but the path is open for her if she has the talent. THANK YOU!

Maria Nockin
Stanfield, AZ

Congratulations ! May you ever prosper. When are you going to do Kullervo ? You'd be perfect !

Anne
England

Warmest greetings for your birthday!

As a member of Chicago Symphony Chorus, one of the greatest memories of performances in which I participated is your glorious work in the Brahms Requiem, both in Chicago and in Berlin.
Your singing was absolutely superb, but your communication with the audience (and with us in the chorus) was truly memorable. May we have many more occasions to work with you!

Happy, happy birthday,indeed to one of the greatest artists of our time!

Frank Drake
Chicago, USA

Happy Birthday! It was so wonderful to see and hear you at Tanglewood this past summer. For both of us, it was the highlight of the season. Thank you for sharing your wondrous talent with the world. We look forward to seeing you again. sincerely,

Peggy and Richard Houdek
Lenox, MA, USA

Herr Quasthoff,

Your performance at Alice Tully Hall last season was a gift and a revelation. Please accept our wishes for great health, good fortune and many, many years of singing.

Sincerely,

Joshua Kane and Abigail Feder-Kane
Brooklyn, USA

Happy Birthday to one of the best damn Mahler singers I've ever heard!

Steve Schwartz
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Thomas:

It is true that life does not really begin until 40, so enjoy the best that life has to offer!

NOTE: I am a colleague of Royce Saltzman and you and I met in Eugene when you were singing the premiere of Penderecki's "Credo."

Michael J. Anderson
Chicago U.S.A.

Dear Thomas,

Happy birthday! I wish for you like measure of the joy and pleasure you have given so many of us.

I look forward to seeing you in just a few months at the Oregon Bach Festival!

Marla Lowen, Oregon Bach Festival
Eugene OR

May you have a very happy 40th birthday !

Dori Mihill
Bowie, MD US

Dear Mr. Quasthoff,

we wish you the best of all birthdays  and want you to know, that all members of our family are your absolute fans. We have worn out your CD on Mozart arias and have given them as gifts to many of our friends. We are looking forward to seeing you in Berkeley in Spring.

You are our idol !!

Fondly,

The Bakers of Los Altos, California
Irmgild, Harlyn, and Alexandra Baker

Dear Mr Thomas Quasthoff,

Happy Birthday!

I wish you great happiness and hope that you allow us to keep on admiring your wonderful talent, artistry and sensitivity for a long, long, long time.

Celeste Stefaisk Nunes
Brasília, Brazil

Dear Thomas:

Many happy returns from all your friends at the Boston Symphony and Tanglewood.

See you soon !

Best wishes,

Tony Fogg
Boston, USA

I congratulate you, wishing you another happy 40 years, expressing the wish that you would at least once sing in Stockholm, so I could get to hear you live.

Per Backstrom
Stockholm, Sweden

Dear Thomas,

You bring us all such great beauty with your voice.So you must have a beautiful day for us all.Let us know how you celebrated and what you sang to celebrate your of life and voice. With the greatest of admiration.

Roberta Hamilton Ed.D, Ph.D,UCLA Emerita
Los Angeles, California

Dear Mr Quasthoff !

Herzlichen gluckwunsch zu Ihrem 40.geburtstag. Ich hoffe das die ganze Welt noch fur viele jahre Ihre wundebare stimme horen kann und wunsche Ihnen alles gute und nur das beste.

Dieter E.Heiligers
Chilliwack, B.C. Canada

Congratulations on reaching your prime vocal decade ! I have followed your career with great interest for some time, and eagerly await seeing you perform on the opera stage. I can think of many roles that would suit you so well. Very best wishes, and see you soon at the Met !

Mark R. Mills
Jackson, Mississippi, USA

Happy Birthday from all at Music & Vision Magazine -

Music & Vision
UK

¡Feliz Cumpleaños!

I. Osvaldo Mayor K.
Asuncion, Paraguay (S. Amer.)

Happy Birthday, Mr. Quasthoff.
May you have at least 40 more, all of them filled with singing.

Thomas Garbrick
Sarasota, USA

Happy Birthday Mr. Quasthoff
You are one of the greatest talents of our time !
I hope you will be singing in New York soon

Paul Johnston
New York, USA

Dear Thomas,

Belated happy birthday wishes! As you may remember, according to Roger's Rules you can--no, must!--celebrate your birthday for as many days as the number of years in your birthday. So that will bring you nearly to Christmas...

Washington, DC is eagerly awaiting your return to our fair city on March 7th. I'm especially looking forward to the Liszt Petrarch Sonnets which I found so moving when you sang them in Eugene in 1998. It will be good to hear Justus again as well. I also hope to return to Eugene next summer.

Again, all good wishes!

Roger Gilkeson
Washington, DC

Happy birthday from your fans in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district!

We look forward to your upcoming appearance...

Ofelia Alayeto and Allan Solomonow
San Francisco, CA 94117 USA