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GRAND PRIX OF NATIONS Berlin 2017 - Program Book

GRAND PRIX OF NATIONS BERLIN 2017 February 01 - 05, 2017 Berlin, Germany A "Fest der ChorKulturen" in Germany’s capital city Following the huge success of the 1st Grand Prix of Nations 2015 in Magdeburg the event remains for the time being in Germany and will be held in 2017 in the German capital of Berlin! This Grand Prix will be embedded in Berlin’s "Fest der ChorKulturen" 2017, where not only the Berlin Radio Choir but also further top class choirs and orchestras will be performing. The chamber music hall of the Berliner Philharmonie, one of the best concert halls in Germany, will provide a worthy framework for the Grand Prix of Nations. Berlin does not only stand out due to its variety of cultural activities but also due to all the fascinating facets of a cosmopolitan city. During the two-step competition choirs will have the opportunity to put their choral abilities to the test. It is a great pleasure to INTERKULTUR to welcome the participants for the Grand Prix of Nations 2017 in the Berliner Philharmonie! http://www.interkultur.com/events/grand-prix/berlin-2017/

GRAND PRIX OF NATIONS BERLIN 2017

February 01 - 05, 2017 Berlin, Germany
A "Fest der ChorKulturen" in Germany’s capital city

Following the huge success of the 1st Grand Prix of Nations 2015 in Magdeburg the event remains for the time being in Germany and will be held in 2017 in the German capital of Berlin!

This Grand Prix will be embedded in Berlin’s "Fest der ChorKulturen" 2017, where not only the Berlin Radio Choir but also further top class choirs and orchestras will be performing. The chamber music hall of the Berliner Philharmonie, one of the best concert halls in Germany, will provide a worthy framework for the Grand Prix of Nations.

Berlin does not only stand out due to its variety of cultural activities but also due to all the fascinating facets of a cosmopolitan city. During the two-step competition choirs will have the opportunity to put their choral abilities to the test.

It is a great pleasure to INTERKULTUR to welcome the participants for the Grand Prix of Nations 2017 in the Berliner Philharmonie!

http://www.interkultur.com/events/grand-prix/berlin-2017/

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Österreich / Austria<br />

Heinz Ferlesch<br />

Jury / Jury Member<br />

Heinz Ferlesch ist künstlerischer Leiter der Wiener Singakademie, des Chores Ad Libitum<br />

und des Originalklangensembles Barucco. Im Rahmen seiner bisherigen musikalischen<br />

Laufbahn arbeitete er als Chordirektor unter anderem mit Dirigenten wie Georges Prêtre,<br />

Valery Gergiev, Gustavo Dudamel, Sir Simon Rattle und Franz Welser-Möst. Produktionen<br />

mit der Wiener Singakademie führten ihn – neben regelmäßigen Konzerten im Wiener<br />

Konzerthaus – nach London, Istanbul, Budapest, Paris, Rotterdam, Venedig und New York.<br />

2002 gründete Heinz Ferlesch das Originalklangorchester Barucco, ein junges Ensemble<br />

bestehend aus internationalen Barock-Spezialisten, das sich vornehmlich der Musik des 18.<br />

Jahrhunderts widmet. Eine weitere intensive Zusammenarbeit verbindet Heinz Ferlesch<br />

mit dem von ihm bereits 1993 gegründeten Chor Ad Libitum. Der gemischte Chor hat sich<br />

im Bereich der a-cappella-Literatur etabliert. 2008 wurde ihm der renommierte Ferdinand-<br />

Grossmann-Preis verliehen, 2013 der Kulturpreisträger des Landes Niederösterreich. Heinz<br />

Ferlesch ist unter anderem Gastdozent des Berkshire Choral Festivals und Jurymitglied<br />

verschiedener nationaler und internationaler Chorwettbewerbe. Er unterrichtet an der<br />

Wiener Musikuniversität. Seit 2016 ist Heinz Ferlesch Mitglied im World Choir Council für<br />

Österreich.<br />

Heinz Ferlesch is the Artistic Director of the Singakademie Wien, the choir Ad Libitum and the<br />

original sound ensemble Barucco.<br />

Within his career as a choir-director he has worked with conductors like Georges Prêtre, Franz<br />

Welser-Möst, Kent Nagano, Sir Simon Rattle, Ton Koopman, Helmuth Rilling and Simone<br />

Young. Engagements of the Wiener Singakademie took him – besides periodic performances<br />

at Vienna Konzerthaus – to London, Zurich, Budapest, Venice and New York. In 2002, Heinz<br />

Ferlesch founded his orchestra “Barucco” and since then he has increased his appearances<br />

as an orchestra conductor. “Barucco”, a young ensemble consisting of international baroque<br />

specialists, focuses mainly on the music of 18th century.<br />

Heinz Ferlesch also works extensively with the choir “Ad Libitum”, which he has founded in<br />

1993. This mixed choir is focusing on a-capella music. In 2008 he was awarded the renowned<br />

Ferdinand Grossmann Prize and in 2013 he became Cultural Laureate of Lower Austria. Heinz<br />

Ferlesch is a guest lecturer of Berkshire Choral Festival and also member of the jury of several<br />

national and international choir competitions. Since 2002 he is teaching at the University of<br />

Music and Performing Arts Vienna. Since 2016 Heinz Ferlesch is member of the World Choir<br />

Council for Austria.

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