Helmuth Rilling

German choral conductor (1933–2026)

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Country: Germany
Active from: 1933
Active to: 2026

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Helmuth Rilling (born 29 May 1933 in Stuttgart) is an internationally known German choral conductor, founder of the Gächinger Kantorei (1954), the Bach-Collegium Stuttgart (1965), the Oregon Bach Festival (1970), the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart (1981) and other Bach Academies worldwide, and the "Festival Ensemble Stuttgart" (2001). Education: Rilling was born into a musical family. He received his early training at the Protestant Seminaries in Württemberg. <a href="https://www.last.fm

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Germany
Place of birth: Stuttgart
Place of death: Leonberg
Occupation: musician
Educated at: State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart
Employer: Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts
Languages spoken: German
Field of work: music education
Instrument: organ
Image: Helmuth Rilling 2013 (cropped).jpg

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date of birth: 1933-05-29
Commons category: Helmuth Rilling
member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences
name in native language: Helmuth Rilling
date of death: 2026-02-11

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