SALON LUITPOLD | 70 Jahre Tölzer Knabenchor | Ein Geburtstagsfest mit den Solisten und den Männerstimmen des Chores

In the organizer's words:

A musical evening with the world-famous boys' choir

Exactly 70 years ago, Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden founded the Tölz Boys' Choir, which he directed until 2016 and is now one of the most famous and successful boys' choirs in the world. After a long illness, Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden died on April 19, 2026 at the age of 88 in Benediktbeuern, Upper Bavaria. As a teacher and conductor, he developed his own singing school for the training of boys' voices, which established and consolidated the international fame of his choir, which he led for sixty years. Numerous record and CD awards, as well as the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, characterize the work of this versatile choirmaster, conductor and teacher. His collaboration with the composer Carl Orff and the conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt are regarded as formative.