Thomas Quasthoff
German bass-baritone
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Thomas Quasthoff is a German bass-baritone. Quasthoff has a range of musical interest from Bach cantatas, to lieder, and solo jazz improvisations. Born with severe birth defects caused by thalidomide, Quasthoff is 1.34 m, and has phocomelia. Wikipedia
Born: 1959 (age 64 years), Hildesheim, Germany
Spouse: Claudia Schtelsick (m. 2006)
Siblings: Michael Quasthoff
Parents: Brigitte Quasthoff and Hans Quasthoff