State Choir Kaunas
| State Choir Kaunas | |
|---|---|
| Seat: |
 Kaunas
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| Founding: | 1969 |
| Genus: | mixed choir |
| Founder: | Petras Bingelis |
| Head : | Algimantas Mišeikis |
| Voices : | 50 ( SATB ) |
| Website : | [1] |
The State Choir Kaunas ( lit.Kauno valstybinis choras ) is a state choir in the second largest Lithuanian city of Kaunas . It was founded on October 23, 1969.
The choir prepared over 150 musical works from classical to modern. He had concerts in Moscow and Saint Petersburg , sang in the Russian music festivals "Russian Winter", "Moscow Stars". In 1984 the choir performed the “Spring Symphony” No. 7 by Mikis Theodorakis (* 1925) in Paris . He then performed with the conductor Herbert Kegel (1920–1990) at the Schauspielhaus Berlin . The choir worked with Yehudi Menuhin (1916–1999) and toured France , Italy , Spain , Germany , Egypt and Russia . At times the pianist Justus Frantz worked together.
The choir rehearses in the Kaunas Philharmonic .