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Vlaams Radio Koor (English: Flemish Radio Choir, French: Le Vlaams Radiokoor) was founded in 1937 by the Belgian National Radio Institute (NIR/INR). The history of the radio choir is inextricably linked with that of its sister ensemble at the same broadcaster: the Great Symphony Orchestra (now Brussels Philharmonic, previously Vlaams Radio Orkest).

Conductors of the choir have been Vic Nees (1970-1996), Johan Duijck (1998-2008), Bo Holten (2008-2011), Hervé Niquet (2011-2019) and Bart Van Reyn (2019-).

ALBUMS


Handel*, Ferrandini* – Bart van Reyn, Deborah Cachet, Rachel Redmond, Sophie Rennert (2), Vlaams Radio Koor, Il Gardellino Orchestra*
Dixit Dominus / Il Pianto Di Maria
2023, CD, Passacaille, ,
Baroque/Classical/Choral
Wim Henderickx, HERMESensemble, Vlaams Radio Koor, Lore Binon, Muziektheater Transparant
Revelations
2021, CD, Album, Antarctica Records (2)
Mychael Danna, Brussels Philharmonic, Vlaams Radio Koor
Mychael Danna: Music For Film
2021, CD, Silva Screen
Vlaams Radiokoor*, Bart van Reyn
Ton Sur Ton
2020, CD, Album, Evil Penguin Records Classic, ,
Choral
César Franck, Ève-Maud Hubeaux, Vlaams Radio Koor, Orchestre Philharmonique Royal De Liège*, Hervé Niquet
Rédemption
2019, CD, Album, Musique En Wallonie
Fromental Halévy* – Orchestre De Chambre De Paris, Flemish Radio Choir*, Hervé Niquet
La Reine De Chypre
2018, 2xCD, Album, Ltd, Num, Boo, Ediciones Singulares
Charles Gounod, Flemish Radio Choir*, Brussels Philharmonic, Hervé Niquet
Cantates Et Musique Sacrée
2018, 2xCD, Album, Palazzetto Bru Zane
Camille Saint-Saëns, Véronique Gens, Marie-Adeline Henry, Flemish Radio Choir*, Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Ulf Schirmer
Proserpine
2017, 2xCD, Album, Ltd, Num, Ediciones Singulares, BR-Klassik, ,
Opera/Romantic
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Flemish Radio Choir*, Hervé Niquet, Pekka Kuusisto, Pieter Wispelwey, Alasdair Beatson
Motets & Piano Trio
2017, CD, Album, Evil Penguin Records Classic
Camille Saint-Saëns, Véronique Gens, Marie-Adeline Henry, Flemish Radio Choir*, Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Ulf Schirmer
Proserpine
2017, 2xCD, Album, Ediciones Singulares, BR-Klassik
Vlaams Radio Koor
Dreaming Of A White Christmas
2015, CD, Vlaams Radio Koor, ,
Choral/Holiday
Félicien-César David, Flemish Radio Choir*, Brussels Philharmonic, Hervé Niquet
Herculanum
2015, 2xCD, Ltd, Num, Boo, Ediciones Singulares, Palazzetto Bru Zane
Johannes Brahms - Flemish Radio Choir*, Brussels Philharmonic, Hervé Niquet
Ein Deutsches Requiem
2015, CD, Album, Evil Penguin Records Classic
Gabriel Fauré, Flemish Radio Choir*, Brussels Philharmonic Soloists*, Hervé Niquet
Requiem
2014, CD, Album, Evil Penguin Records Classic
Vlaams Radio Koor, Bo Holten
Elegy
2013, CD, Album, Danacord,
Johan Duijck, The Flemish Radio Choir*, Ghent Madrigal Choir*, Clari Cantuli
Dixit Dominus Oratorio
2012, CD, Album, Phaedra (3)
Gustave Charpentier, Brussels Philharmonic, Flemish Radio Choir*, Royal Symphonic Band Of The Belgian Guides*, Hervé Niquet
Musiques Du Prix De Rome, Vol. 3
2011
I Solisti Del Vento, Flemish Radio Choir*, Paul Hillier, Kurt Weill, Darius Milhaud, Igor Stravinsky, Paul Hindemith
Das Berliner Requiem: Kurt Weill, Milhaud, Stravinsky, Hindemith
2009, CD, Album, Glossa, ,
Contemporary
Craig Armstrong / Flemish Radio Orchestra* & Choir* / Dirk Brossé
For The Record
2007, CD, Album, Ltd, Flanders International Film Festival Ghent
Bach*, Flemish Radio Choir*, Bo Holten
Motetten
2007, SACD, Multichannel, Glossa
Sergei Rachmaninov* - Kaspars Putninsh*, Flemish Radio Choir*
The Divine Liturgy Of St. John Chrysostom
2006, SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album, Quad, Glossa
Zoltán Kodály / Flemish Radio Choir*, Johan Duijck
Missa Brevis
2006, Hybrid, Album, Multichannel + SACD, Album, Glossa
André Laporte / Flemish Radio Orchestra* And Choir*
Symphonic & Vocal Works
2006, 4xCD, Album + Box, Comp, Fuga Libera
Rolande van Der Paal, Jan Van Mol, Vlaams Radio Koor, Frans Dubois
O' Beata Mater. Maria Liederen.
2005, CD, Album, talentrecords.be, Talent (13)
Jan Vermeire, Jan Buysschaert, Vlaams Radio Koor
Flemish Organ Treasure, Volume 2
2005, CD, Vision-Air
Luc Ponet, Vlaams Radio Koor, Hendrik Vanden Abeele
Flemish Organ Treasure, Volume 1
2004, CD, Vision-Air, ,
Classical/Baroque/Choral/Renaissance/Neo-Classical/Organ
Flor Peeters, Peter Pieters (3), Flemish Radio Choir*, Flemish Radio Orchestra*
Missa Festiva - The Flemish Connection III - Concerto For Organ
2003, CD, Klara, ,
Classical/Contemporary
Vlaams Radio Koor - Vlaams Radio Orkest
Excerpts From Live Performances 2000 - 2001
2002, 2xCD, Smplr, VRT, ,
Modern/Neo-Romantic
César Franck, Louis J.A. Lefébure-Wely, Joris Verdin, Vlaams Radio Koor
Motets - Pièces Posthumes, Meditaciones Religiosas
2002, CD, Klara, Maestro Music Productions
Vlaams Radio Koor & Vlaams Radio Orkest
Live (Excerpts From Live Performances 1999|2000)
2001, 2xCD, Smplr, Klara
Peter Benoit, Vlaams Radio Koor Conducted By Vic Nees
Vingt Motets
2001, CD, Album, Klara
Jan Van Mol, Mark Saey, Vlaams Radio Koor, Bart Vandewege
The Flemish Organ Heritage Volume 3
2000, CD, Naxos
Daniël Sternefeld, Letorney*, Van Deyck*, Vlaams Radio Koor, Koninklijk Filharmonisch Orkest Van Vlaanderen, Vokaalensemble Zeffiretti
Mater Dolorosa
1999, 2xCD, Naxos
Vlaams Radio Koor
Agnus Dei
1949, Acetate, 12", Institut National Belge De Radiodiffusion, Institut National Belge De Radiodiffusion
Het Strijkkwartet Van Het Vlaams Radio Orkest* en Het Vlaams Radio Koor* / 't Hof Van Commerce
Brugge 2002
CD, Mini, Promo, Not On Label
Johan Duijck, Vlaams Radio Koor, Ignace Michiels
Cantiones Sacrae
CD, Album, Phaedra (3)

APPEARANCES +


Jodie Devos
Bijoux Perdus
2022, CD, Alpha Classics
Alan Silvestri, Brussels Philharmonic Conducted By Dirk Brossé
Music For Film
2022
Gabriel Yared, Brussels Philharmonic
Gabriel Yared: Music for Film
2021, CD, Album, Comp, Silva Screen
Gaspare Spontini
Olimpie [Version 1826]
2019, 2xCD, Album, Ltd, Palazzetto Bru Zane, ,
Opera/Classical
Gounod* - Benjamin Bernheim, Véronique Gens, Andrew Foster-Williams, Jean-Sébastien Bou - Rousset*
Faust
2019, 3xCD, Palazzetto Bru Zane, ,
Opera
Fernand De La Tombelle
Musique De Chambre, Chorale Et Symphonique
2019, 3xCD, Ltd, Num, Palazzetto Bru Zane
Claude Debussy
The Complete Works
2018, 33xCD, Comp, Mono, RM + Box, Warner Classics, ,
Impressionist/Romantic/Opera
Jan Van Der Roost
I Colori Della Gioia
2018, SACD, Album, Aliud,
Félicien David*
Christophe Colomb; Musique de Chambre, Symphonique Et Sacrée
2017, 3xCD, Album, Ltd, Num, Boo, Ediciones Singulares
Tom Holkenborg
Brimstone
2017
Will Tura
't Leven Is Mooi
2016, Box + 21xCD, Comp + 5xDVD, Eic Music, ,
Ballad/Schlager/Vocal
Peter Benoit, Martyn Brabbins, Royal Flemish Philharmonic
De Schelde
2015, 2xCD, Album, Royal Flemish Philharmonic
Paul Dukas, Hervé Niquet
Cantates, Chœurs Et Musique Symphonique
2015, 2xCD, Album, Num, Palazzetto Bru Zane
Gustave Charpentier, Hervé Niquet, Brussels Philharmonic, Orchestra Of Flanders*
Music For The Prix De Rome
2011
Claude Debussy, Hervé Niquet
Music For The Prix de Rome
2009, CD, Album, Glossa
Various
Arts Flanders 08 Compilation Box
2008, CD, Comp + DVD-V, Comp + Box, Flanders Music Centre,
Wim Mertens
Sonorous Resonances
2008, ,
Contemporary
Various
Cara Klara 4
2007, 2xCD, Comp, Universal, ,
Modern/Romantic/Contemporary/Classical/Baroque/Folk/Opera
Various
Gramophone Collectors' Edition CD No 6: The Real Schumann
2006, CD, Comp, Gramophone Magazine,
Paul Gilson - Timora Rosler, Flemish Radio Orchestra*, Brassband Buizingen*, Martyn Brabbins
Orchestral Works
2006, CD, Album, Etcetera (3), Klara
Piet Swerts
Leven In Steen (Sporen Van 4 Miljard Jaar Evolutie)
2005, CD, Album, Artes.Leuven
Bart Vandewege
Theatrum Chemicum
2002, CD, Album, Not On Label (Bart Vandewege Self-released)
Piet Swerts
Symfonie Nr. 2 Morgenrot
2001, CD, Album, Klara
Karel Goeyvaerts
amor[t]
2000, 2xCD, Megadisc Classics
Wim Mertens
If I Can
1999, CD, Comp, Les Disques Du Crépuscule, Les Disques Du Crépuscule
Daniel Sternefeld*
Mater Dolorosa
1999, 2xCD, Album, Marco Polo
Nicholas Lens
Flamma Flamma: The Fire Requiem
1999
Nicholas Lens
Terra Terra (The Aquarius Era)
1999, ,
Contemporary
Tura*
Tura In Vorst (40 Jaar Live)
1998, 2xCD, Album, Topkapi
Lodewijk Mortelmans
Symphonic Music
CD, Phaedra (3)
Watervalwalter
Ecrits Bruts Oratorium
CD, Album, Ferri Records
Brussels Philharmonic - The Orchestra Of Flanders* Conducted By Dirk Brossé
For The Record
2011, 5xCD, Album + Box, Flanders International Film Festival Ghent, ,
Score
Various
Klara In Diest
2003, CD, Promo, Maestro Music Productions, Klara
Various
Klara In Het Paleis 2006: Mozarteditie
CD, Comp, Promo, Klara