Founded: 1947 - Lausanne, Switzerland

Supported from its foundation in 1947 by Ernest Ansermet, the Pro Arte Choir of Lausanne (= CPAL) has sung under the direction of such prestigious directors as Ernest Ansermet, Lawrence Foster, Günter Herbig, Eliahu Inbal, Neeme Järvi, Armin Jordan, Paul Klecki, Josef Krips, Erich Leinsdorf, Jesus Lopez-Cobos, Lorin Maazel, Charles Mackerras, Igor Markevitch, Lovro von Matacic, Vaclav Neumann, Kurt Redel, Karl Richter, Helmuth Rilling, Mstislav Rostropovitch, Paul Sacher, Kurt Sanderling, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Jerzi Semkov ou Horst Stein.

Great recording labels - Cascavelle, Chandos, Decca and Erato - have called on it for their recordings. CPAL has
participated at numerous festivals in Switzerland and abroad: Athens, Cincinnati (USA), Besançon, Saint-Donat,
Evian (France), Guebwiler (France), Lourdes, Rouen, Strasbourg, Lucerne, Lutry, Montreux, Schaffhausen, Tibor Varga (Switzerland), Stresa (Italy), Stuttgart (Germany) etc.

Source: Les concerts de la Cathédrale de Lausanne Website (April 2006), English translation by Gerald Permantier (April 2006)
Contributed by Gerald Permantier [Webmaster - Paulus-Orchester Stuttgart] (April 2006)

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