The Singing Surgeon

Dr Wilhelm Lichtenberg is not only a talented surgeon but also a loving husband and father of three wonderful children.

The South African “Singing Surgeon” is in full-time practice as a Cardiothoracic Surgeon. His father is responsible for fostering a young Wilhelm’s deep love of music and so the dream of being an opera singer started in the early years.

Wilhelm’s album ‘Tale van my Hart’, was nominated for a SAMA award in 2020, an achievement unheard of for a debut album. The album’s title track, which he recorded with award-winning singer and songwriter Stef Bos, was a big hit and firmly established his reputation in the music world.

The Singing Surgeon certainly does not shy away from a challenge and he has joined forces with a global superstar Brain May and Riaan Steyn’s spectacular arrangement of the Queen megahit song Who Wants To Live Forever to coincide with the launch of the Young Hearts Africa Foundation.