Chorus Viennensis

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Chorus Viennensis is a male choir associated with the Vienna Boys Choir. It was founded in 1952. The choir has won the Grand Prix du Disque, the Mozart Interpretation Prize and the Schubert Interpretation prize. [1] [2]

The Grand Prix du Disque is the premier French award for musical recordings. The award was inaugurated by Académie Charles Cros in 1948 and offers prizes in various categories. The categories vary from year to year, and multiple awards are often made in any one category in the same year. Awards are made in the following categories:

The Mozart Medal or Mozartinterpretationspreis was a music award named after Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, administered by the Mozartgemeinde Wien and sponsored by the Austrian Ministry of Education and Culture. It was awarded from 1963 to 1999.

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References

  1. "Welcome". Chorus Viennensis. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  2. "Chorus Viennensis". bach-cantatas. Retrieved 9 June 2013.