This CD is thus the first recording of the definitive version of this new and intelligently edited reconstruction of Mozart’s Mass in C minor, written in 1782. An introduction to the work is also included.
Commemorating the 150th anniversary of Rossini’s death: the concertante performance of the opera “Sigismondo” by Rossini with the Munich Radio Orchestra, the Bavarian Radio Chorus, Marianna Pizzolato in the title role and the conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson.
The new collection of “Christmas Suprises” with the Bavarian Radio Chorus and the Munich Radio Orchestra. Howard Arman combined and arranged melodies both familiar and unfamiliar, young and old.
Opera in four acts “Le tribut de Zamora” by Charles Gounod with the Bavarian Radio Chorus, the Munich Radio Orchestra and fantastic singers under the direction of Hervé Niquet.
To this day, for any choir, Bach’s motets represent a special artistic and interpretive challenge. The Bavarian Radio Chorus under its artistic director Howard Arman has now recorded a selection of Bach’s most famous motets.
150 years after the composer’s death the Bavarian Radio Chorus and the Munich Radio Orchestra under the direction of Howard Arman present a recording of Gioachino Rossinis “Stabat mater”.
Maestro Jansons has extended his contract with the Bavarian Radio and will remain Chief Conductor of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus through the 2023/2024 season.
Giovanni Antonini, the Bavarian Radio Chor and Symphony Orchestra present great works by Johann Sebastian and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach.
In honor of Leonard Bernstein’s 100th birthday, the Chorus and Klaas Stok presented a programme of music by American composers who were his companions, friends and “heirs”, as well as two famous choral works by Bernstein himself.
The Mass in B minor, one of the greatest musical legacies of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), is presented by the Bavarian Radio Chorus. This live recording features renowned soloists and the Concerto Köln, a longtime instrumental partner of the Chorus for historically informed performances.
Recent concert videos and audio recordings, musical films, rehearsal footage and interviews with conductors – in our media library, you will find a wide array of choral music and behind the scenes material.
On our Facebook page, we provide you with information about ongoing concert programming and media coverage of the Bavarian Radio Chorus – and we take you behind the scenes of rehearsals and on tour.
The Bavarian Radio Chorus was founded in 1946. Thanks to its remarkable stylistic versatility, this ensemble enjoys the highest regard world-wide.
Since 2003, Mariss Jansons has served as the Chief Conductor of the Bavarian Radio Chorus and Symphony Orchestra, supplemented by Howard Arman, who was appointed Artistic Director of the chorus in 2016.
Guest appearances have taken the chorus to Japan as well as to such top European festivals as the ones in Lucerne and Salzburg. Major European orchestras like the Berliner Philharmoniker, the Concertgebouworkest in Amsterdam and the Sächsische Staatskapelle in Dresden hold their collaborations with the BR-Chor in high regard. The chorus has performed in the past under the direction of such distinguished conductors as Andris Nelsons, Bernard Haitink, Daniel Harding and Riccardo Muti.
