Baritone Florian Boesch is one of Austria's foremost lieder interpreters, especially identified with Schubert's Winterreise, D. 911. He also has a large repertory of operatic roles and concert music with orchestra. Boesch made his debut as a lieder singer in 2002 at the Schubertiade in Schwarzenberg, Austria, and the following year, his operatic debut at the Zurich Opera House in Switzerland. He made his recording debut in 2008 with an album in the Naxos label's Schubert: Romantic Poets series. Often accompanied by pianist Malcolm Martineau, he has also performed Schubert's other song cycles as well as a variety of other song literature. In 2023, he joined Martineau on a recording of Schumann's Dichterliebe, Op. 48, and Kerner Lieder, Op. 35.