Philharmonic Choir Bonn
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| Seat: | Bonn / Germany |
| Founding: | 1852 |
| Genus: | mixed choir |
| Head : | Paul Kramer |
| Voices : | SATB |
| Website : | http://www.philharmonischer-chor-bonn.de |
The Philharmonic Choir of the City of Bonn eV was founded in 1852 under the name "Städtischer Gesangsverein" as a merger of various Bonn music associations. The first director and conductor of the choral society was Wilhelm Joseph von Wasielewski .
As a semi-professional ensemble, the choir has remained true to its tradition in maintaining the choral symphonic repertoire. Participation in Bonn's municipal choir concerts is, as before, his main task. In addition to the city concerts under the direction of the Bonn General Music Director, performances with well-known guest conductors such as Gerd Albrecht , Gary Bertini , James Conlon , Bernhard Klee , Michael Schoenwand , Peter Gülke and Esa-Pekka Salonen are among the highlights of the choir's musical work.
In addition to maintaining the traditional repertoire, the choir, under the direction of Thomas Neuhoff, developed large choral works from the 20th century a.d. a. " The Dream of Gerontius ", " The Apostles " and " The Kingdom " by Edward Elgar as well as Frederick Delius ' "A Mass of Life", performed for the 150th anniversary of the choir in 2002.
Artistic director
- Wilhelm Joseph von Wasielewski (1852 to 1855)
- Albert Dietrich (1855 to 1861)
- Caspar Joseph Brambach (1861 to 1869)
- Wilhelm Joseph von Wasielewski (1869 to 1884)
- Leonhard Wolff (1884 to 1898)
- Hugo Grüters (1898 to 1922)
- Friedrich Max Anton (1922 to 1930)
- Hans Wedig (1930 to 1933)
- Gustav Classens (1933 to 1949)
- Otto Volkmann (1949 to 1957)
- Volker Wangenheim (1957 to 1979)
- Rüdeger Füg (1979 to 1982)
- Julius Asbeck (1982 to 1983)
- Thomas Neuhoff (1983 to 2016)
- Paul Krämer (from 2016)