After a bachelor´s degree in Philosophy and Modern Languages from the University of Oxford, Uta Buchheister studied voice at the Berlin Hochschule für Musik „Hanns Eisler“. She attended masterclasses of Christa Ludwig, Sena Jurinac and Ruth Berghaus and was a scholar of the „Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes“, the Ravinia Festival in Chicago and the Yehudi Menuhin Foundation.
Her first price at the Viennese competition „Das Schubertlied“ led to engagements into some of the most prestigious lied venues in the world such as Wigmore Hall, London and Musikverein, Vienna.
For the part of „Béatrice“ in Berlioz´ opera Béatrice et Bénédict with the European Union Opera, she was nominated „best newcomer“ in the yearbook of Germany´s „Opernwelt“ magazine. In the past years she has expanded her opera and musical theater repertoire with roles such as Rosina, Hänsel, Boulotte, Mrs Lovett, Suzuki and Cherubino and has appeared at numerous theatres throughout Germany.
Today her particular focus lies in contemporary chamber music and musical theatre. She has sung world premieres by Walter Zimmermann, Jakob Ullmann, Gabriel Iranyi, Samuel Tramin, Leon Schidlowsky, Saed Haddad, Elena Mendoza and many others and has made recordings for several broadcasting companies as well as CDs.
With pianist Martin Schneuing she forms a duo and the core of a chamber music ensemble with varying cast which focuses on programmes which combine contemporary and earlier music. Martin and Uta have given recitals all over Europe. They have taught a master class on German Lied at the Damaskus High Institute of Music and toured several Middle Eastern States with their concert programmes.
