HansKarl-Friedrich Beringer (born 7 January 1948, inNeuendettelsau) is a German choral and orchestral conductor, who was from 1978 to 2011 the conductor of theWindsbacher Knabenchor.
Born inNeuendettelsau, Beringer studied at the Meistersinger Conservatory in Nuremberg. In 1970, still a student, he founded the Amadeus Choir and the Amadeus Orchestra.[1] From 1976 to 1978 he was artistic director of the International Festival Youth Choir of Bayreuth. In 1978 he succeededHans Thamm as director of the boys' choirWindsbacher Knabenchor and led the ensemble to world fame.[1]
Beringer has worked together with renowned orchestras, especially with theDeutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, theMunich Radio Orchestra and theMünchener Kammerorchester. Since 1981 he has been a regular at national and international music festivals, known for conducting choral works with orchestra, such as Bach'sMass in B minor,St Matthew Passion,St John Passion, andChristmas Oratorio, Mendelssohn'sElijah, Mozart'sRequiem, Stravinski'sPsalmensinfonie, andEin deutsches Requiem by Brahms.[2]
He was awarded theFederal Cross of Merit by then PresidentRichard von Weizsäcker for his outstanding services to the youth. In 2007, he and his choir received theRheingau Musik Preis.[3] On 12 February 2008, Beringer was awarded an honorary doctorate of theAugustana-Hochschule Neuendettelsau.[2]
In September 2010 he announced that he resigned his position as artistic director of the Windsbacher Knabenchor.[1] On 1 February 2012,Martin Lehmann became his successor.[4]He lives inMerkendorf.
As a choral and orchestral conductor, Beringer has been a regular guest at international music festivals, includingBachfest Schaffhausen,Bachfest Leipzig,Bachwoche Ansbach,[2] at the Brandenburg Summer Concerts, theSchleswig-Holstein Musik Festival and theRheingau Musik Festival where Beringer conducted the choir 17 times.[3][5] Concerts there includedBach's cantatasO ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe, BWV 34,Man singet mit Freuden vom Sieg, BWV 149,Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 190, andMagnificat in 2007,[6] Bach'sSt John Passion inEberbach Abbey in 2009[7] and a final Christmas concert in theKurhaus Wiesbaden in 2011.[8]
Concerts with the choir took him not only to other European countries (Norway, Finland, Malta, France, Great Britain, Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, Spain, Greece), but also to the Middle East (Israel), the Far East (China, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore), Australia, the USA and South America (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay).[1][2]
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