hiː hæd hɪz fˈɜːst sˈoʊloʊ ɹᵻsˈaɪɾəl ɪn kˈɑːɹnəɡi hˈɔːl ˌɔn twˈɛnti fˈaɪv ˈeɪpɹəl tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn, wˌɛɹ hiː sˈæŋ dʒˈɜːmən lˈiːdɚ baɪ ʃˈuːbɚt, hjˈuːɡoʊ wˈʊlf ænd ʃˈuːmən.
He had his first solo recital in Carnegie Hall on 25 April 2009, where he sang German lieder by Schubert, Hugo Wolf and Schumann.