Carmina Burana

Composed by German composer Carl Orff, Carmina Burana is a scenic cantata and one of the most famous and popular choral pieces of the 20th Century. The piece celebrates our most human joys and desires: the fickleness of fortune and wealth, the ephemeral nature of life, the joy of the return of Spring, and the pleasures and perils of drinking, gluttony, gambling and lust. It opens and ends with the famous chorus O Fortuna, an acceptance that all these human endeavours and feelings rest in the hands of Fate.

In 2005, at the Rundfunkchor's first Sing-Along Concert at Berliner Philharmonie, 1300 singers came together to perform this celebrated piece. The concert was a huge success, proven by the continuing evolution and popularity of the Sing-Along concert series.