Michael Grohotolsky was born in Vienna, was an alto soloist with the Vienna Boys' Choir and studied music and vocal pedagogy. Since November 2001, he has held the position of choir director at the Neue Oper Wien. In 2003, Michael Grohotolsky was awarded the Erwin Ortner Fund's sponsorship prize for young choir directors.
In 2007, he became artistic director of the Vienna Chamber Choir, having previously (from 2005) conducted it together with Johannes Prinz. In addition to his work as a conductor and choir director, he is also a lecturer at various vocal weeks and choir director courses. Since 2006, Michael Grohotolsky has been teaching conducting, ensemble and instrumental conducting at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna.
Under Michael Grohotolsky, the Chorus Viennensis has rehearsed repertoire that had not yet been sung and set new standards of interpretation. Under his direction, the CDs ‘Pasticcio’ and “Weihnachtsstimmen” as well as the ORF CD ‘Herwig Reiter: Chorwerke II’ – all featuring male choir pieces – were recorded.
