Zürcher Sing-Akademie · Artistic Director
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Artistic Director

Florian Helgath

Florian Helgath has established himself as one of the leading choral conductors of this generation. He has been Artistic Director of ChorWerk Ruhr since 2011 and was appointed Artistic Director of the Zürcher Sing-Akademie in 2017. With these two ensembles he explores choral music from all eras, ranging from a cappella repertoire to the vast choral works of the symphonic genre.

Florian Helgath is a regular guest with leading vocal ensembles and conducts choral symphonic programs with renowned orchestras. Performances have taken him to numerous major concert halls, the Berlin Festival, Schwetzingen Festival, Audi Summer Concerts, Eclat Festival Neue Musik Stuttgart, Thüringer Bachwochen and, in particular, the Ruhrtriennale, where he has designed various contemporary music theater productions and other projects.

His discography includes numerous highly acclaimed recordings that have won prizes such as the ICMA Award and ECHO Klassik or have been nominated for a Grammy.

Florian Helgath’s formative musical experiences took place in his native town, where he was a member of the Regensburger Domspatzen; he continued his studies at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in München. His most important teachers include Michael Gläser, Stefan Parkman and Dan Olof Stenlund.

He achieved international successes as prize-winner at competitions including the Eric Ericson Award in Sweden (2006) and the International Competition for Young Choral Conductors in Budapest (2007).

From 2009 to 2015, Florian Helgath conducted the Danish Radio Choir and was conductor of the Via Nova Choir Munich from 2008 to 2016. He has conducted numerous world premieres with this ensemble and has been awarded national and international prizes.

Florian Helgath was appointed professor of choral conducting at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz in Cologne in October 2020 and has held a professorship at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Munich since spring 2024.

Florian Helgath’s formative musical experiences took place in his native town, where he was a member of the Regensburger Domspatzen; he continued his studies at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in München. Among his most influential teachers were Michael Gläser, Stefan Parkman, and Dan Olof Stenlund.

In October 2020 Florian Helgath was appointed professor at the University of Music and Dance in Cologne for choral conducting.

He achieved international successes as prize-winner at competitions including the Eric Ericson Award in Sweden (2006) and the International Competition for Young Choral Conductors in Budapest (2007).

Florian Helgath conducting the Zürcher Sing-Akademie
Knut Nysted:
O Crux
Edward Rushton:
La Chanson de Roland
Johann Sebastian Bach:
Oh Haupt voll Blut und Wunden