WDR Rundfunkchor Köln

The WDR Rundfunkchor Köln (West German Radio Choir Cologne) is the choir of the German broadcaster Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), based in Cologne. It was founded in 1947. The choir premiered works by contemporary composers including Arnold Schoenberg's unfinished opera Moses und Aron in 1954, Karlheinz Stockhausen's Momente, Luigi Nono's Il canto sospeso, Bernd Alois Zimmermann's Requiem für einen jungen Dichter and Penderecki's St Luke Passion.

WDR Rundfunkchor Köln
Choir
Logo of the choir
OriginCologne, Germany
Founded1947 (1947)
GenreProfessional mixed choir
Members43
Chief conductor
AwardsEcho Klassik
Websitewww1.wdr.de/orchester-und-chor/rundfunkchor/
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