MDR Rundfunkchor

MDR Rundfunkchor
Choir
OriginLeipzig, Saxony, Germany
Founded1946 (1946)
FounderHeinrich Werlé
GenreProfessional mixed choir
Members73
Chief conductorPhilipp Ahmann
AwardsEcho Klassik
Websitewww.mdr.de/konzerte/rundfunkchor/

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.