Choir Director

Matthias Unterkofler
Choir Director
was born in 1978. As a teenager, he gained his first experience as a conductor and organist.
He studied at the Church Music Institute of the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz.
					
				He studied at the Church Music Institute of the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz.
Current Activities
- Founder and Director of the GRAZ Kapellknaben
 - Director of the Graz University Choir
 - Director of the chamber choir Schielleiten
 
- Artistic Director of the Cultural Summer St. Peter
 - Artistic Director of the International Chamber Music Festival Irdning
 - Music Director of the Cultural Forum Friesach
 
Contact
Past activities:
- Director of the church choir in Weizberg (2000-2003)
 - Director of the Evangelical Kantorei Graz (2001-2002)
 - Director of the Music School Orchestra Weiz (2002-2008)
 - Music Director of the Operetta Festival Stadl (2009-2013)
 
Repertoire (Selection)
Johann Sebastian Bach
- Messe in h-Moll
 - Weihnachtsoratorium
 - Matthäus-Passion
 - Johannes-Passion
 - Himmelfahrts-Oratorium
 - Magnificat
 - Kantaten
 - Sämtliche Motetten
 
Ludwig van Beethoven
- Klavierkonzert Nr. 3 c-Moll
 
Johannes Brahms
- Ein deutsches Requiem
 
Max Bruch
- Moses
 
Antonin Dvořák
- Te Deum
 - Stabat mater
 
Edward Grieg
- Peer Gynt Suiten 1 und 2
 
Georg Friedrich Händel
- Judas Maccabäus
 - Messias
 - Ode for St. Cecilia´s Day
 - Samson
 
Joseph Haydn
- Die Jahreszeiten
 - Die Schöpfung
 - Die sieben letzten Worte
 - Stabat Mater
 - Harmonie-Messe
 - Mariazeller-Messe
 - Nelson-Messe
 - Schöpfungs-Messe
 - Theresien-Messe
 - Symphonie Nr. 15, 19, 22, 45 (Abschied) und 49 (La Passione)
 
Arthur Honegger
- König David
 
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
- Paulus
 - Symphonie Nr. 2 „Lobgesang“
 - Vom Himmel hoch
 
Wolfgang Amaedus Mozart
- Davide Penitente
 - Messe in c-Moll
 - Requiem
 - Missa in C-Dur KV 167 (Trinitatis)
 - Missa in C-Dur KV 220 (Spatzen-Messe)
 - Missa in C-Dur KV 258 (Spaur)
 - Missa in C-Dur KV 317 (Krönungsmesse)
 - Konzert für Klarinette und Orchester
 - Symphonie Nr. 29 A-Dur KV 201
 - Symphonie Nr. 41 „Jupiter“
 - Eine kleine Nachtmusik
 
Carl Orff
- Carmina Burana
 
Gioachino Rossini
- Petite Messe solennelle
 
Franz Schubert
- Messe in B-Dur
 - Symphonie Nr. 5 und 7
 
Heinrich Schütz
- Musikalische Exequien
 
Johann Strauß
- Die Fledermaus
 
Antonio Vivaldi
- Gloria
 - Magnificat
 
Andrew Lloyd Webber
- Requiem
 
Carl Zeller
- Der Vogelhändler