NEWS

On 31 May 2024, the album MUSIKALISCHE EXEQUIEN with works by Heinrich Schütz, Moritz Landgraf von Hessen, Giovanni Gabrieli, Johann Schelle and Claudio Monteverdi was released on the Deutsche Harmonia Mundi label.
 

On 3 May 2024 saw the release of the new CD by Chorwerk Ruhr and Florian Helgath with Rachmaninov's All-Night Vigil op. 37  for Coviello.

[...] a superb interpretation of Sergei Rachmaninov's All-Night Vigil with Chorwerk Ruhr conducted by Florian Helgath: cultivated grandeur and vocal difference at the best of this fabulous composition. The ensemble is an eminent figure in the German choral landscape.
[...] Here, in addition to powerful ploughing, Rachmaninov's complex movement is delicately shaded, scrutinized for subtle nuances.
[...] The intonation is magnificent, clear, free and absolutely unclouded in every dynamic sphere.

Klassik.com, Dr. Matthias Lange, 11.09.2024

The Hochschule für Musik und Theater (HMTM) has appointed Prof. Florian Helgath to a half professorship in choral conducting from 1 April 2024. Florian Helgath will be responsible for students with the career goal of professional choral conducting (Bachelor/Master).

The appointment of Prof. Florian Helgath to the artistic professorship of Choral Conducting (Bachelor/Master) is part of a reorganisation of the Choral Conducting department at HMTM. The artistic training of students in choral conducting, for example for professional concert choirs, will be separated from the artistic training of church music students in future.

from: Press Release (HMTM), 21.03.2024

Florian Helgath will lead the CHORWERK RUHR into the future for another three years. He will remain associated with one of the most important chamber choirs in the German-speaking world as artistic director until October 2026.