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Prof. Martin Berger 教授

Martin Berger is one of the most popular, versatile and successful German choir conductors and combines artistic practice and academic teaching at a high level.

Martin graduated in church music, music education, musicology, German literature and choral conducting. During his time as Director of Music at Würzburg Cathedral (2002-2013) he developed the Cathedral music to one of the foremost institutions of its kind in Germany. As a professor of choral pedagogy at the Robert Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf he taught and further developed modern teaching methods for choral music.

Martin won the international choral competitions in Malta (2007) and the Franz-Schubert-Choir competition in Vienna (2008) with the chamber choir he founded at Würzburg Cathedral. Concert tours have taken him to almost all European countries, Australia, China, South Africa and the United States. He regularly appears as guest conductor for professional choirs and orchestras.

In 2013 he accepted an appointment from Stellenbosch University in South Africa where he has been developing a new concept for the choral conducting training in South Africa. In 2014, he founded the Stellenbosch University Chamber Choir (SUCC) and formed it to one of the most acknowledged choirs in the country. As a professor in Choral conducting, he teaches at the Robert-Schumann-Hochschule in Düsseldorf (Germany).

Martin is an internationally sought after masterclass-leader, guest lecturer, adjudicator and scholar. His regular international commitments include the Vice-Presidency of the World Youth and Children’s Choral Artists’ Association (WYCCAA), the membership of ISME (International Society for Music Education) and ISPME (International Society for the Philosophy in Music Education). Martin is regularly invited as a guest lecturer and guest speaker at international conferences.