Raoul Gehringer is a former member of the Vienna Boys' Choir. In addition to studying at the Vienna Conservatory (piano and clarinet), the University of Vienna (mathematics and history) and the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (music education and composition), he was a singer, assistant and accompanist in various choirs. Between 2000 and 2007, he was choirmaster of the Vienna Boys' Choir, during which time he undertook eight tours with over 500 concerts in more than 20 countries. As a composer, Gehringer has written small choral works, primarily for the Vienna Boys' Choir and the Chorus Viennensis; in 2004, his children's opera ‘Moby Dick’ premiered at the Vienna Musikverein. As an orchestral conductor, he has worked with the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, the Johann Strauss Orchestra Vienna, the Nueva Filarmonica de Mexico and the Bratislava Chamber Ensemble; from 2005, he was guest conductor of the Vienna Tonkunstvereinigung. From 2008 until the onset of his ALS, Gehringer was assistant to the artistic director of the Vienna Boys' Choir.
Raoul Gehringer instilled serenity and personal responsibility in the singers of the Chorus Viennensis. Through his work with the Vienna Boys' Choir, he motivated many young singers to join the Chorus Viennensis, which led to a significant rejuvenation of the choir.
