Berlin Radio Choir
The Rundfunkchor Berlin (Berlin Radio Choir) is a professional German classical choir founded in 1925.
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| Origin | Berlin, Germany |
| Founded | 1925 |
| Genre | Professional mixed choir |
| Chief conductor | Gijs Leenaars[1] |
| Website | rundfunkchor-berlin.de |
In the 1950s the choir was divided into the Berliner Solistenvereinigung and the Großer Chor des Berliner Rundfunks. These were united as Rundfunkchor Berlin in 1973.[2][3]
The choir is one of four professional bodies administered by Rundfunk-Orchester und -Chöre Berlin, founded in 1994 and jointly owned by Deutschlandradio (40%), Bundesrepublik Deutschland (35%), Land Berlin (20%) and Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg: Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin (RSB) founded 1925 and continuing in East Berlin; Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, founded 1946 in West Berlin as the RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester (RSO); the Rundfunkchor Berlin; and the RIAS Kammerchor founded 1948 in West Berlin.
For Pentatone, the choir has recorded ten operas of Richard Wagner, the Mass in F minor by Anton Bruckner and Die Tageszeiten by Richard Strauss.
References
- A. J. Goldmann (19 January 2018). "Meet the New Generation Leading Berlin's Classical Scene". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ""Simon Halsey Will Step Down as Berlin Radio Choir's Principal Conductor in 2016"". Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
- Organists' Review 1996– vol. 82, p. 229: "Now Marcus Creed's RIAS Chamber Choir (the Berlin radio choir) has produced a programme which eclipses them all. The Choir was founded in 1948 to sing contemporary music. Entrusted with first performances by many major composers ..."