Andis Paegle

Choirs

Bargteheide Church Choir

The Bargteheide Church Choir (Kantorei Bargteheide) currently brings together more than 60 singers of different generations. In addition to contributing to worship services, the choir regularly performs major choral works, concert projects and concert tours. The ensemble combines high musical standards with the joy of singing and making music together, and warmly welcomes new members.

Carnegie Hall (2019)

In 2019, the Bargteheide Church Choir joined an international project choir for a performance of Martín Palmeri’s Misa Tango at Carnegie Hall in New York. The invitation followed a personal recommendation from the composer, with whom several successful performances of the work had already been realised.

With Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana, the Church Choir realised one of its most ambitious projects to date in 2026. Together with pianists Elisaveta Ilina and Linda Leine, Elbtonal Percussion, the North Elbe Boys Choir (Nordelbischer Knabenchor) and soloists Santa Karnīte (soprano), Patrick Vogel (tenor) and Christoph Liebold (bass-baritone), the ensemble presented a performance that attracted attention well beyond the region.

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Photography: Valeria Raido

  • J. S. Bach: St John Passion, Christmas Oratorio, Mass in B Minor
  • G. F. Handel: Messiah
  • Johannes Brahms: A German Requiem
  • W. A. Mozart: Requiem
  • Gabriel Fauré & Maurice Duruflé: Requiem
  • Francis Poulenc: Stabat Mater
  • Gioachino Rossini: Petite Messe solennelle

and many others.

Balticoro

Founded in 2009, Balticoro is dedicated to the choral music of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Since 2022, the ensemble has been under the artistic direction of Andis Paegle.

 
Highlights
  • Latvian Song Festivals in Esslingen (2017, 2022)
  • Latvian Song and Dance Festival in Riga (2023)
  • Estonian Song and Dance Festival in Tallinn (2025)
  • Concerts in Hamburg and Northern Germany

 

The choir’s repertoire ranges from traditional folk-song arrangements to Romantic and contemporary choral works. Balticoro offers people with Baltic roots an opportunity to preserve and celebrate their musical traditions, while warmly welcoming singers of all nationalities.

Balticoro’s Website in German (Link) →

Further Choral Experience

  • Conductor, Spanish Chamber Choir Lübeck
  • Tenor and Assistant to the Chief Conductor, State Choir Latvia
  • Conductor, Chamber Choir “Muklājs”, Riga