The career of Jens Hamann has been crowned with numerous awards, culminating with his success at the XVI. International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition in Leipzig, where he was the prizewinner with the highest-ranking male voice. Jens Hamann was a member of the Stuttgart Hymnus Boys' Choir. He completed his studies with Rudolf Piernay at the Musikhochschule Mannheim. In masterclasses, he has worked with Peter Schreier, Irwin Gage and Wolfram Rieger. Jens Hamann has given concerts in almost every European country as well as in the United States, Japan, China and Russia. He has performed in the major halls of Europe, including the Berliner Philharmonie, the Concertgebouw Amsterdam and the Parco della Musica Rome, as well as at leading festivals such as the Rheingau Musik Festival, Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht, Festival de musique de La Chaise-Dieu and the Musikfest Bremen. Conductors he has worked with include Sigiswald Kuijken, Frieder Bernius, Morten Schuldt-Jensen, Hans-Christoph Rademann und Helmuth Rilling. In the course of his career he has appeared on countless recordings, receiving praise and awards from the press, among others the German Record Critics' Award ("Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik"), the MIDEM Classical Award and the Diapason d’Or. Among these, the Oratorio de Noël (Carus) and the St John Passion (Challenge Classics) have been praised as reference recordings.