SWR Vokalensemble is the vocal ensemble of the broadcaster

Südwestrundfunk Südwestrundfunk (SWR; ''Southwest Broadcasting'') is a regional public broadcasting corporation serving the southwest of Germany , specifically the federal states of Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate. The corporation has main offices ...

(SWR), based in Stuttgart, Germany. It was founded in 1946 as Südfunk-Chor Stuttgart in 1946 to perform studio work for Süddeutscher Rundfunk (SDR) which merged in 1998 with the Südwestfunk to form the SW
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The ensemble was awarded the

Echo Klassik The Echo Klassik, often stylized as ECHO Klassik, was Germany's major classical music award in 22 categories. The award, presented by the , was held annually, usually in October or September, separate from its parent award, the Echo Music Prize. Th ...

in both 2011 and 2012.

Conductors

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(1975–81) *

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(1981–1986) *Rupert Huber (1990–2000) * Marcus Creed (2003-2020) *

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since 2020

References

External links

Official site

SWR Vokalensemble
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