Real name: Göteborgs symfoniska kör

Effective period / Period of releases: 1993 - 2001

Swedish choir founded, as 'Göteborgs konserthuskör' (Gothenburg Concert Hall Choir), by Elsa Stenhammar in 1917.

Stenhammar was a driving force in the turn of the century's choir life in Gothenburg and the choir members came largely from the Elsa Stenhammar Choir and the choir school she founded in 1916 on behalf of the Gothenburg Orchestra Association. Elsa Stenhammar became the choir's first rehearsal and on December 8, 1917, the choir 'Göteborgs konserthuskör' (Gothenburg Concert Hall Choir) debuted with Beethoven's Choir Fantasy with Elsa Stenhammar's cousin Wilhelm Stenhammar as pianist. She led the choir until 1935 when she resigned after a conflict with the orchestra association's conductor Tor Mann.

The choir was later transformed into a non-profit association, but the choirmaster is employed by Göteborgs Symfoniker.

Gothenburg Symphony Vocal Ensemble (GSVE) was formed in 2016 and consists of twelve professional singers. The ensemble acts in two capacities, as part of the Gothenburg Symphony Choir in large symphonic works performed together with Göteborgs Symfoniker, and as a group in its own right under the direction of Katie Thomas, since 2023.