BIOGRAPHY
British baritone Benjamin Hewat-Craw is a four-time OPUS Klassik nominee celebrated for his richly coloured voice and exemplary diction. His two recordings on ARS Produktion — Schubert's Winterreise and a programme of English Song — have received widespread critical acclaim.
Equally at home in Lieder, oratorio and opera, Hewat-Craw has performed at the Cologne Philharmonie, Düsseldorf Tonhalle and Beethoven House in Bonn. As an oratorio soloist he has appeared in Cologne and Bamberg Cathedrals in works by Bach, Mendelssohn and Handel. His operatic engagements include productions at Theater Bonn, Aalto Theater Essen, Staatstheater Mainz and the National Opera in Prague.
A finalist in the international song competition Das Lied in 2023, Hewat-Craw studied with Christoph Prégardien and Lioba Braun at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Köln and now works with Emily Hindrichs. He is based in Cologne.
Recordings
Schubert: Winterreise
Benjamin Hewat-Craw · Yuhao Guo · ARS Produktion · 2020
A direct, unsentimental approach to Schubert's great cycle — recorded after studies with Christoph Prégardien, and building steadily in depth across its arc.
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"A flexible, richly coloured baritone voice and exemplary clear diction."
Rheinische Post
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"His baritone is very suitable for Schubert's melodies — an altogether highly committed recording."
Klassik begeistert
Never Such Innocence — English Song
Benjamin Hewat-Craw · Yuhao Guo · ARS Produktion · 2022
Three pre-war English song cycles — Vaughan Williams, Butterworth, Gurney — recorded in Germany and bringing this repertoire to audiences for whom it remains largely unfamiliar.
"With an instinctive sureness he captured the different moods of the songs."
Rheinische Post
"A lovely, well-modulated baritone voice... a highly poetic sensibility."
Planet Hugill
Upcoming
Performances
Schubert · die schöne Müllerin
DOMForum Köln . 15.04.2026 · 19.30
With fascinating intensity and musical maturity, baritone Benjamin Hewat-Craw and pianist Yuhao Guo interpret Schubert's composition, which ranks among the highlights of the Romantic art song genre. The excellent duo has been nominated multiple times for the OPUS Klassik Award and enjoys international renown.
Composing Voices · Vocal Improvisation
KROHNE Messtechnik Veranstaltungssaal,
Duisburg · 22.04.2026 · 19.30
Composing Voices is a collective for spontaneous musical invention, formed at the Cologne Musikhochschule over a decade ago. Each performance is entirely improvised — no scores, no prior agreements — creating music that exists only in the moment.
COLLIDE Quartett · ELYSIUM
Alte Feuerwache, Köln · 13.06.2026 · 19.30
COLLIDE Quartet's ELYSIUM brings together art song, spoken theatre, electronics and movement in a single performance. The programme explores what it means to be human in an age of rapid technological change.
COLLIDE Quartett · ELYSIUM
Museum für Gegenwartskunst Siegen · 14.06.2026 · 12.00
COLLIDE Quartet's ELYSIUM brings together art song, spoken theatre, electronics and movement in a single performance. The programme explores what it means to be human in an age of rapid technological change.
ANTHEMS "Jubilate Deo" & "Te Deum"
Dominikanerkirche St. Andreas, Köln · 11.07.2026 · 20.15
Works by Purcell, Handel and Mozart
Elisabeth Menke | Soprano
Rena Kleifeld | Alto
Henning Jendritza | Tenor
Benjamin Hewat-Craw | Bass
Vokalensemble St. Andreas
Orchestra
Christoph Kuhlmann | Conductor
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