Baritone Ben Kazez is a frequent soloist with leading ensembles in repertoire from Bach and Monteverdi to contemporary music.
In 2025/26 he appears as soloist in Bach’s Christmas Oratorio with La Cetra Barockorchester under Andrea Marcon, in Bach’s duet cantata 32 with B’Rock Orchestra, and in Graupner, Telemann, and Bach cantatas with the Academy of Ancient Music under Laurence Cummings. He also performs Handel’s Theodora with Thomas Dunford’s Ensemble Jupiter at Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Bozar Brussels, and the Royal Chapel of Versailles.
Recent soloist appearances include Pilate in Bach’s Matthew Passion with the Netherlands Bach Society under Masato Suzuki, and in one-per-part performances with Johannes Leertouwer and Nieuwe Philharmonie Utrecht. He has sung solos in Zelenka with Vox Luminis in Paris, Bach cantatas at Leipzig’s Nikolaikirche in a MDR broadcast, and Kuhnau and Buxtehude at Musikfest Bremen, all under Lionel Meunier.
He has also sung Handel’s Hercules under Václav Luks in Barcelona’s Petit Palau and Valens in Theodora under Christian Curnyn at Snape Maltings. In recital he performs regularly with Dutch Music Prize winner Laurens de Man, with appearances at Toulouse les Orgues and historic organ venues in the Netherlands and Belgium. Their programmes span from Gregorian chant to Langlais, with upcoming projects including a recording of Brahms’s Vier ernste Gesänge and a recital of Schubert rarities with fortepiano.
Ben studied at Carleton College, then spent several years designing award-winning apps praised by the New York Times as ‘brilliant’ and ‘incredible.’ He went on to Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the Britten-Pears Young Artist Programme, and performed under Sir John Eliot Gardiner with the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists at the Salzburg Festival, BBC Proms, and Teatro La Fenice.
As a teacher, he draws on his experience working with leading conductors, a deep interest in vocal acoustics, and his background as an audio engineer to offer a distinctive approach to vocal technique and historically informed performance. He has given masterclasses at American universities and is available for residencies and masterclasses at conservatories and summer programs. He is also the founder of VMII.org, a searchable catalogue of under-recognised vocal music that draws half a million visitors a year.