Philharmonischer Chor München / Peter Kofler / Andreas Herrmann
New Year’s Concert
The Philharmonic Choir of Munich is one of Germany’s leading concert choirs and the partner choir of the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra. It was founded in 1895 by Franz Kaim, the founder of the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra. Since 1996 it has been led by choir director Andreas Herrmann. The Munich Philharmonic Choir has performed under the direction of Gustav Mahler, Hans Pfitzner, Krzysztof Penderecki, Herbert von Karajan, Zubin Mehta, Mariss Jansons, James Levine, Christian Thielemann and Lorin Maazel. The repertoire ranges from Baroque oratorios to a cappella and choral symphonic literature to concert operas and the great choral works of the present.
Performers
Philharmonischer Chor München
Peter Kofler organ
conductor Andreas Herrmann
Programme
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Paulus / Oratorium (Auszüge)
Carl Orff, Claudio Monteverdi
Preist diesen Tag der Freude / aus: Orpheus. L’Orfeo. Favola in musica di Claudio Monteverdi
Claudio Monteverdi
Lauda Jerusalem / aus: Vespro della Beata Vergine »Marienvesper«
Johann Sebastian Bach
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll BWV 565
Martin Folz
O Lux
Louis Vierne
Carillon de Westminster / aus: Pièces de fantaisie op. 54
Johannes Brahms
Fest- und Gedenksprüche für achtstimmigen Chor op. 109
Charles-Marie Widor
Toccata F-Dur / Sinfonie Nr. 5 op. 42/1
Sergej Rachmaninow
Bogoroditse Devo
Gabriel Fauré
Cantique de Jean Racine op. 11
Georg Friedrich Händel
Zadok the Priest