Effective period / Period of releases: 1959 - 2021

Members: Reiner Süß, Horst Neumann, Gerhard Richter

The Rundfunkchor Leipzig (Leipzig Radio Choir) was founded in 1946 and was affiliated to the Central German Broadcasting Company (Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk) between 1946 and 1952. Until the German Reunification the choir was part of the Rundfunk Der DDR, in 1992 the Rundfunkchor Leipzig was renamed to MDR Rundfunkchor.

Chorus masters:
Heinrich Werlé (1946)
Horst Karl Hessel (1947–1948)
Herbert Kegel (1949–1978)
Wolf-Dieter Hauschild (1978–1980)
Jörg-Peter Weigle (1980–1988)
Gert Frischmuth (1988–1998)