Choir
MDR Rundfunkchor Leipzig
- From
- East Germany, Germany
- Since
- 1946–present
- Releases
- 95
About
MDR Rundfunkchor is the radio choir of the German broadcaster Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR), based in Leipzig, Saxony. Dating back to 1924, the choir became the radio choir of a predecessor of the MDR in 1946, then called Kammerchor des Senders Leipzig, or Rundfunkchor Leipzig. The present name was established in 1992. The choir has appeared internationally, and has made award-winning recordings.
Members
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Lisa Rothländer soprano vocals
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Hwan-Cheol Ahn tenor vocals
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Hans-Jürgen Ander-Donath bass vocals
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Eleni Athanasiou soprano vocals
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Philipp Brömsel bass vocals
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Gisela Burandt soprano vocals
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Kent Carlson tenor vocals
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Joanne D'Mello soprano vocals
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Sibylle David-Kästner alto vocals
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Ute Drechsel soprano vocals
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Jakob Eberlein bass vocals
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Nico Eckert tenor vocals
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Andreas Fischer tenor vocals
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Ulrike Fulde soprano vocals
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Anne Glocker soprano vocals
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Dana Harnge soprano vocals
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Bettina Heidrich alto vocals
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Falk Hoffmann tenor vocals
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Matthias Hoffmann bass vocals
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Sandra Hoffmann alto vocals
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Elisabeth Janott soprano vocals
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Oliver Kaden tenor vocals
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Mai Kato soprano vocals
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Jae-Hyong Kim bass vocals
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Yongkeun Kim tenor vocals
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Kerstin Klein soprano vocals
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Katrin Klemm soprano vocals
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Steven Klose bass vocals
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Torsten Kluge bass vocals
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Alexander Davey Knight bass vocals
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Ansgar König tenor vocals
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Katharina Kunz soprano vocals
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Wolfgang Langner bass vocals
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Gun-Wook Lee bass vocals
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Antje Moldenhauer-Schrell soprano vocals
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Sibylle Neumüller soprano vocals
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Michelle Neupert alto vocals
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Thomas Oertel-Gormanns bass vocals
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Andrea Pitt alto vocals
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Felix Plock bass vocals
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Ann Rad-Markowska soprano vocals
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Manja Raschka alto vocals
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Thomas Ratzak bass vocals
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Sebastian Reim tenor vocals
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Bettina Reinke-Welsh alto vocals
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Andreas Rößner bass vocals
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Albrecht Sack tenor vocals
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Marina Scharnberg soprano vocals
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Alexandra Schmid alto vocals
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Karina Schoenbeck-Götz alto vocals
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Sibylle Scholz alto vocals
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Christine Schönknecht soprano vocals
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Claudia Schwabe soprano vocals
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Friederike Stübner-Garbade soprano vocals
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Dorothea Sulikowski soprano vocals
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Jan Sulikowski tenor vocals
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Albrecht Süß bass vocals
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Katharina Thimm alto vocals
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Daniel Thomas tenor vocals
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Alba Vilar-Juanola soprano vocals
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Johannes Weinhuber bass vocals
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Anette Wiedemann alto vocals
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Klaudia Zeiner alto vocals
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Nadiya Zelyankova alto vocals
Discography
Albums
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Fidelio
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Herbert Kegel - Kapellmeister‐Edition, Vol. 1
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Fidelio
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Beethoven Edition: Fidelio
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Deine Wunschmelodie
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Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
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Chöre
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Volkslieder · Folksongs · Chansons Populaires
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Carmina Burana
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Sinfonie Nr. 9 D-moll Op. 125 (Mit Schlußchor Über Schillers Ode »An Die Freude«) / Sinfonie Nr. 2 D-dur Op. 36
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Requiem
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Die Zauberflöte
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Mass in B minor
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Matthäus-Passion
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Messe C-dur für 4 Solostimmen, Chor und Orchester, op. 86
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Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Ausschnitte
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Requiem
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Die Zauberflöte
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Ein deutsches Requiem
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Eugen Onegin
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Weihnachts-Oratorium
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Zar und Zimmermann: Großer Querschnitt
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Missa Brevis; Missa Longa
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Die Entführung aus dem Serail
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Missa Brevis KV 49 / Missa KV 66 “Dominicus-Messe”
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Theresienmesse / Heiligmesse
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German Opera Choruses
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Schöpfungsmesse, Kleine Orgelsolomesse
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Große Messe c-moll KV 427
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The Great Masses no. 5 D. 678 & no. 6 D. 950
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Die Zauberflöte (Querschnitt)
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Eugen Onegin - Szenen und Arien / Highlights / Extraits
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Elias
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Symphony 9 "Choral"
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Die erste Walpugisnacht
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Wozzeck
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Krönungsmesse
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Moses und Aron
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Euryanthe
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Orfeo ed Euridice
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Das Paradies und die Peri
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The Great Mass in C minor / Vespers, K. 321
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Brahms: Complete Choral Works
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Deutsche Symphonie
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Der Mond
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Messe Es-dur
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Gurrelieder
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Vespers Op. 37
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Symphony No. 9 "Choral"
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Requiem
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Symphony No. 2
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Weihnachtsoratorium BWV 248
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Parsifal
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Daphnis et Chloé
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Elias
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Symphony no. 2 "Lobgesang"
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The Great Choral Masterpieces
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Carmina Burana
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Missa Solemnis
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Ein deutsches Requiem
Live
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Conductor position
Also known as
Chor des Leipziger Rundfunks · Leipzig Radio Chorus · MDR Rundfunkchor · Mitglieder des Rundfunkchors Leipzig · Radio Choir Leipzig · Rundfunkchor Leipzig · Rundfunkchor- und Sinfonieorchester Leipzig
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 25644cee-ce2d-4f88-ba4e-c1677a57592d
- ISNI
- 000000010944807X
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