RIAS Kammerchor

The RIAS Kammerchor (RIAS Chamber Choir) has an artistic profile which is unmistakeable in its rich diversity and is received with enthusiasm all over the world. Among professional choirs, the RIAS Kammerchor is a pioneer in the area of historical performance practice. Since its foundation, it has also been exemplary in promoting music of the modern era and the present day. Within the context of the tension between these areas, the choir's interpretations of works from the classical and romantic repertoires have acquired intensive musical speech with clarity of depth. The choir has grown decisively above all in the breadth of its range of stylistic expression under the direction of Hans-Christoph Rademann, who has been chief conductor since 2007. He has been able to build on the foundation provided by the work of his predecessors in this area. Numerous works of new music have not only had their premieres and first performances thanks to the RIAS Kammerchor , but have also been successively anchored in its repertoire and recorded in definitive interpretations. This aspect of the choir's repertoire runs like a thread through its history. The fact that choir music is re-emerging today in a wide variety of styles is also to the credit of the RIAS Kammerchor and its constant commitment to new developments in music. The RIAS Kammerchor is an ensemble of Rundfunk Orchester und Chöre GmbH (roc berlin .) The shareholders are Deutschlandradio , the Federal Republic of Germany, the State of Berlin und the Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg broadcasting station.

Ensemblemembers

Katharina Hohlfeld, Mi-Young Kim, Anette Lösch, Sabine Nürmberger, Anja Petersen, Stephanie Petitlaurent, Inés Villanueva, Dagmar Wietschorke (soprano) / Ulrike Bartsch, Andrea Effmert, Waltraud Heinrich, Susanne Langner, Franziska Markowitsch, Claudia Türpe, Hildegard Rützel, Marie-Luise Wilke (alto) / Volker Arndt, Joachim Buhrmann, Wolfgang Ebling, Jörg Genslein, Christian Mücke, Volker Nietzke, Kai Roterberg (tenor) / Janusz Gregorowicz, Ingolf Horenburg, Werner Matusch, Paul Mayr, Rudolf Preckwinkel, Andrew Redmond, Johannes Schendel, Jonathan de la Paz Zaens (bass)

Photo: Guri Dahl