Lutz Kirchhof (born 1953,

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) is a German

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. He often performs with his wife Marina as the Kirchhof duo. In 1996 he founded the Deutsche Lautengesellschaft (German Association for Lute). He performs in festivals all over the world, giving about a hundred concerts a year since 2002. He performs regularly with vocalists such as

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, and numerous instrumentalists. Numerous recordings have appeared and he has recorded for Sony Classical, but now publishes his recordings independently.

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(Sony Classical) German performers of early music 1953 births Living people German lutenists Centaur Records artists {{Germany-musician-stub