Dresdner Kammerchor

The Dresdner Kammerchor chamber choir ranks among the top choirs in Germany and is famous for its unique sound combining clarity with great intensity of tone. A fresh, lively charisma and the much praised complete harmony and transparency are the strengths of the internationally demanded ensemble that under its conductor, Hans-Christoph Rademann, has received broad acclaim in and outside Europe. The choir also receives regular invitations to internationally renowned festivals and has developed a highly diverse repertoire that is almost unparalleled. A variety of radio and CD productions and frequent cooperation with renowned orchestras and conductors underscore the reputation of the choir.

Hans-Christoph Rademann

Hans-Christoph Rademann is undoubtedly one of today‘s most sought after choir directors and a world renowned choral sound specialist. In 1985 he founded the Dresdner Kammerchor chamber choir and remains its musical director to the present day. From 1999 to 2004 he also directed the Norddeutscher Rundfunk radio choir. He has also cooperated with and guest directed important orchestras and choirs. He has been on concert tours to the most important European music centers and to almost every continent.In 2000 he was appointed as professor for choral conducting at the Carl Maria von Weber College of Music in Dresden and in 2007 he was designated chief director of the RIAS Kammerchor Berlin.

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Jörg Genslein

Jörg Genslein works since 2007 as assistant director to Hans-Christoph Rademann and as lecturer at the Carl Maria von Weber College of Music Dresden. He founded the vocal ensemble "solfeggio", took over the Renner Ensemble Regensburg succeeding Prof. Dr. Bernd Englbrecht as musical director and was selected from a variety of candidates to be the new musical director of the supra-regional chamber choir "Thüringischer Akademischer Singkreis" (TASK). He is often invited to guest direct important ensembles like RIAS Kammerchor and he is also the first conductor of the Dresdner Kammerchor. Besides he received the 2007 Carl Maria von Weber sponsorship award of the College of Music Dresden and a scholarship from the Richard Wagner Association.