SWR Vokalensemble explained

SWR Vokalensemble is the vocal ensemble of the broadcaster Südwestrundfunk (SWR), based in Stuttgart, Germany. It was founded in 1946 as Südfunk-Chor Stuttgart in 1946 to perform studio work for Süddeutscher Rundfunk (SDR) which merged in 1998 with the Südwestfunk to form the SWR.^[1] Redigera wikitext

The ensemble was awarded the Echo Klassik in both 2011 and 2012.

Conductors

• Marinus Voorberg (1975–81)
• Klaus Martin Ziegler (1981–1986)
• Rupert Huber (1990–2000)
• Marcus Creed (2003-2020)
• Yuval Weinberg since 2020^[2]

External links

• Official site

Notes and References

1. Web site: SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart. Discogs. 12 July 2012.
2. Web site: Der neue Chefdirigent des SWR Vokalensembles Yuval Weinberg. SWR2. https://web.archive.org/web/20201122104003/https://www.swr.de/swr2/musik-klassik/der-neue-chefdirigent-des-swr-vokalensembles-yuval-weinberg-swr2-zur-person-2020-11-15-100.html. 2020-11-22. 2020-11-22.