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New Approaches

Time Travellers
As human-beings, we are all time travellers. The world around us is changing, but so are we. Our next transdisciplinary project undertook such a journey through time: Films and images, performance and music tell of the becoming and passing of all things and our very existence.

THE WORLD TO COME
As a transdisciplinary sound experience and spatial installation, THE WORLD TO COME dissolves the boundaries of ordinary choir concerts. Working from a concept and direction by Tilman Hecker and a composition by Birke J. Bertelsmeier THE WORLD TO COME combines contemporary musical trends with Beethoven’s masterpiece in a concert installation.

human requiem
Rediscover the familiar: Together with Jochen Sandig and a team of the dance company Sasha Waltz & Guests Rundfunkchor Berlin stages a choreographed version of Brahms’ Requiem.

LUTHER dancing with the gods
A genre-crossing project: The celebrated American director and the Rundfunkchor Berlin shone an unusual spotlight on Martin Luther.

cosmic lights
Hearing the Northern Lights: Combining sound and vision Rundfunkchor Berlin and the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin under Gijs Leenaars traced the fascination of this magnificient natural spectacle.

LOVER
A West-Eastern love dialogue: Christian Jost’s LOVER, an intercultural work for ritual percussion and the human voice on the theme of love.
Symphonic, Chamber and a cappella Choral Music

Chorus & Orchestra
Rundfunkchor Berlin’s concerts for chorus and orchestra are both varied and multi-faceted. The choir appears regularly with leading international orchestras. It maintains an intensive collaboration with the Berliner Philharmoniker as well as with Berlin’s Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester and Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester. Rundfunkchor Berlin showcases its enormous versatility in the great classics of the symphonic choral literature as well as in world premieres of contemporary works.

RundfunkchorLounge
Vocal music and stimulating discussions in a relaxed atmosphere: the RundfunkchorLounge enters its next season.

A cappella
The sound of choral music in its purest and most intimate form: in its superb a cappella concerts, Rundfunkchor Berlin displays an uncanny knack for adapting to the widest imaginable repertoire.
Lots of Voices, One Great Feeling

Sing-Along Concert
An electrifying classic! Year after year, this concept continues to captivate the singers of the world: 1300 lovers of vocal music from many different countries come together in the Berlin Philharmonie to learn a symphonic choral work with Rundfunkchor Berlin and then perform it in concert.

Sing-Along Concert on Tour
Rundfunkchor Berlin takes the Sing-Along Concert on its travels abroad. Aficionados of singing come together in the great concert halls of the world to prepare a symphonic-choral work together with the professionals.

Festival of Choral Cultures
On the occasion of the Festival of Choral Cultures, the Rundfunkchor Berlin invited guest choirs from all over the world to celebrate the diversity of choral music together.

The SING! Initiative
How can children be permanently attracted to the art form of singing? How can we guarantee that they will continue to enjoy singing? And how can we foster a positive atmosphere at schools? With SING!

Symphonic Mob
The »Symphonic Mob« of the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin offers anyone who can play an instrument or enjoys singing the chance to make music with the musicians of a professional orchestra. As Rundfunkchor Berlin, we are taking part for the second time and invite you to sing along in the spontaneous choir.
Fostering the next generation and shaping the future

Rundfunkchor Berlin’s Schola
The Academy scholars of Rundfunkchor Berlin join singing students from German conservatories for intensive rehearsals of vocal chamber music. At the end of this phase of ensemble work, the Schola presents a final concert with a demanding chamber-music programme.

Rundfunkchor Berlin’s Academy
For young singers seeking to learn about the detailed ensemble work of a professional concert choir and to experience it close up in collaborations with the great orchestras and conductors.

Berlin International Masterclass for Choral Conducting
Every other year, Rundfunkchor Berlin offers the Berlin International Masterclass to support the training of choral conductors at conservatories and universities. The students are exposed to the essential skills for professional choral work and given the opportunity at the beginning of their careers to gain practical experience with a world-class ensemble.

The SING! Initiative
How can children be permanently attracted to the art form of singing? How can we guarantee that they will continue to enjoy singing? And how can we foster a positive atmosphere at schools? With SING!