Rundfunkchor Berlin

About Rundfunkchor Berlin

The Rundfunkchor Berlin is one of the most outstanding choirs in the world. Three Grammy Awards alone attest to the quality of its recordings. Its broad repertoire, a flexible, richly nuanced sound and a gripping response make the Rundfunkchor a partner of major orchestras and conductors, including Kirill Petrenko, Daniel Barenboim, Sir Simon Rattle and Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
In 2025, he celebrated his 100th anniversary and, with “Flying Mozart,” continued his tradition of transdisciplinary productions that break with the traditional concert format and have attracted international attention. The interactive scenic version of Brahms’s »Ein deutsches Requiem« staged by Jochen Sandig and a team of Sasha Waltz & Guests – »human requiem« – became a milestone within the choir’s experimental repertoire with guest performances in New York, Hongkong, Paris, Adelaide and Istanbul. In its project »LUTHER dancing with the gods« the choir cooperated with director Robert Wilson and reflected upon Luthers impact within the arts in an extraordinary concert performance with music by Bach, Nystedt and Reich.
With its community projects for various target groups Rundfunkchor Berlin invites people of all ages to become immersed in the world of singing. Its long-term education programme SING!, encourages singing in Berlin’s elementary schools as an ongoing staple in everyday classes. With its Academy and Schola for young professional singers as well as the Berlin International Masterclass for highly qualified young choral conductors it supports the next generation.
As of season 2015/16 Gijs Leenaars has taken up his post as Principal Conductor and Artistic Director of Rundfunkchor Berlin. Simon Halsey was appointed Conductor Laureate and will retain his ties to the ensemble as regular guest conductor. Rundfunkchor Berlin is an ensemble of Rundfunk- Orchester und -Chöre gGmbH Berlin.
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