Monteverdi Choir

For over 60 years the Monteverdi Choir has been recognised as one of the greatest and most influential choirs in the world, winning numerous prizes including ‘Best Choir’ at the 2024 Oper! Awards. Through historically informed performance practice, the Choir constantly strives to bring fresh perspectives, immediacy and drama to its performances. With a combination of consummate choral technique and historically-informed performance practice, its real difference as an ensemble lies in its ability to communicate music to audiences worldwide. Amongst a number of trailblazing tours was the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage in 2000, during which the Choir performed all 198 of J. S. Bach’s sacred cantatas in more than 60 churches throughout Europe and America. The entire project, recorded by the company’s record label Soli Deo Gloria, was hailed as, “one of the most ambitious musical projects of all time” by Gramophone magazine. The Monteverdi Choir has won numerous prizes and in 2023, the Choir were honoured to perform at the Coronation of their Patron, HM King Charles III. The Choir is also committed to training future generations of singers through the Monteverdi Apprentices Programme. Many Apprentices go on to become full members of the Choir, and former Choir members have also gone on to enjoy successful solo careers.