Chorwerk Ruhr 

Founded in 1999, this vocal ensemble is one of Germany’s top choirs, regularly delighting audiences with music from all eras to the present day. With its extraordinary ability to meet the special requirements of soloists as well as the perfect fusion of choral sound, this ensemble has established itself as one of the most highly respected artistic symbols of the Ruhr metropolitan region. Its multi-award-winning conductor Florian Helgath has been in post as Artistic Director since 2011.

The vocal ensemble's discography is also wide-ranging and includes music from the 16th and 17th century collection Florilegium Portense as well as recordings of Karlheinz Stockhausen's Carré and Maurice Kagel's Chorbuch, for which the ensemble received the German Record Critics' Award in August 2022. A highly acclaimed recording of Sergei Rachmaninov's Ganznächtlicher Vigil Op. 37 was released in spring 2024 and the recording of Antonín Dvorák's Stabat Mater in November the same year.