Artistic Team
As the artistic director, Professor Anne Kohler is responsible for the ongoing vocal pedagogical work that cultivates a cohesive and distinctive sound for the top ensemble. She leads rehearsals and conducts concerts for the National Youth Choir of Germany, with support from musical assistants and vocal coaches. Additionally, guest conductors collaborate with the ensemble on a project-by-project basis.
Artistic director
Prof. Anne Kohler
Anne Kohler studied school music, choral conducting and singing at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg and with Martin Schmidt at the Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe. She deepened her training in master classes with Eric Ericsson, Frieder Bernius, Volker Hempfling, Tonu Kaljuste, Jens Johansen and members of the "Real Group".
Anne Kohler has been a professor of choral conducting at the Detmold University of Music since 2009. There she conducts the chamber choir and the jazz vocal ensemble "Pop-Up" and trains a major class of choral conductors. Anne Kohler has guest conducted state youth choirs, chamber choirs, the SWR Vokalensemble and the Rundfunkchor Berlin, where she has rehearsed for Marcus Creed, Pierre Boulez, Sir Roger Norrington and Ingo Metzmacher.
