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The chamber choir Cantus Stuttgart, under its director KMD Professor Jörg-Hannes Hahn, is primarily dedicated to demanding choral literature a cappella. The artistic range extends from works of the 16th century to choral music of the 21st century with numerous premieres and first performances (including Hans Renner, Dieter Schnebel, Klaus Huber, Hans Zender, Wolfgang Rihm, Milko Kelemen).
The vocal ensemble was founded in 1991 and gained its first major recognition in 2002 with twelve performances of all of J.S. Bach's motets. In 2003 the ensemble performed in Japan and Korea. In July 2004 the ensemble performed at the Europäische Kirchenmusik Schwäbisch Gmünd festival with a premiere by Adriana Hölszky, followed by, among others, performances at the Oberstdorfer Musiksommer. In autumn 2005 the ensemble produced the Mass Op. 4 for choir and organ by Camille Saint-Saëns on CD; in 2006 the Cantus Stuttgart performed for the first time at the Musikfest Stuttgart, and in autumn 2009 it appeared there with the world premiere of Furcht und Zittern by Brice Pauset. In July 2017, it performed in a large inclusive project with J. Haydn's Schöpfung together with Ruth Ziesak in the Stuttgart Liederhalle, followed in 2019 by another inclusive project with Engelbert Humperdinck's Hansel und Gretel. In early summer 2021, Cantus Stuttgart was invited to a concert tour to Denmark and Sweden, where, among other things, will give a concert in Uppsala Cathedral.
The Cantus Stuttgart is a regular partner of the composer portraits at Musik am 13, the rehearsals take place on a project-related basis. Cantus Stuttgart is a member of the Verband Deutscher Konzertchöre. |
