Konrad Junghänel (born 27 February 1953) is a German lutenist and conductor in the field of historically informed performance, the founder and director of the vocal ensemble Cantus Cölln.
[1] He has given solo concerts internationally and has worked with ensembles such as Les Arts Florissants, La Petite Bande, Musica Antiqua Köln and Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra.
In 1989, they recorded Psalms, Motets and Concertos by Heinrich Schütz, with the Knabenchor Hannover and singers Johanna Koslowsky, María Cristina Kiehr, Heike Halaschka, David Cordier, Herbert Klein, Andreas Scholl, Wilfried Jochens, Gerd Türk, Frans-Josef Selig and Stephan Schreckenberger.
[7] In 2002, they won the Gramophone Award in the category "Baroque Vocal" for the first complete recording of Monteverdi's Selva morale e spirituale, accompanied by the Concerto Palatino.
[3] In 2012, he conducted Handel's opera Xerxes at the Komische Oper Berlin, directed by Stefan Herheim, with Stella Doufexis in the title role.