MDR Rundfunkchor | |
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Choir | |
Origin | Leipzig, Saxony, Germany |
Founded | 1946 |
Founder | Heinrich Werlé |
Genre | Professional mixed choir |
Members | 73 |
Chief conductor | Philipp Ahmann |
Awards | Echo Klassik |
Website | www |
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.