Solistenvereinigung des Berliner Rundfunks

Solistenvereinigung des Berliner Rundfunk was a choir founded 1945 by Helmut Koch. Originally it was a professional choir assembling the 26 most qualified singers of various Berlin professional choirs under the name Berliner Solistenvereinigung. In 1949 the choir premiered the new national hymn of the GDR at Deutsche Staatsoper.