Harald Schneider succeeds Pedro Zimmermann
The Board of Directors unanimously appointed the trained singer and orchestra manager as
January 1 as the new Managing Director.
As announced by the Executive Board, Pedro Zimmermann is leaving the company after six years of successful work. Ensemble Corund. The advertisement for the position of Managing Director produced many qualified candidates. The Board of Directors has now appointed singer and manager Harald Schneider as Managing Director as of January 1, 2014. Schneider has worked for many years as managing director, manager and director for orchestras such as the Basel Sinfonietta, the Hamburg State Opera Orchestra and the Freiburg Philharmonic Orchestra. However, his first love is vocal music and he brings with him a wealth of knowledge in the field of choral literature and professional choral music, according to the press release.
The Ensemble Corund was founded in 1993 as a professional vocal ensemble and has been directed by Stephen Smith ever since.
