SWR Vokalensemble
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SWR Vokalensemble is the vocal ensemble of the broadcaster Südwestrundfunk (SWR), based in Stuttgart, Germany. It was founded in 1946 as Südfunk-Chor Stuttgart to perform studio work for Süddeutscher Rundfunk (SDR) which merged in 1998 with the Südwestfunk to form the SWR.[1]
The ensemble was awarded the Echo Klassik in both 2011 and 2012.[2]
Conductors
- Marinus Voorberg (1975–1981)
- Klaus Martin Ziegler (1981–1986)
- Rupert Huber (1990–2000)
- Marcus Creed (2003–2020)
- Yuval Weinberg since 2020[3]
