and occasionally **Herbert Böck**
Uwe Christian Harrer completed his studies at the Vienna Academy of Music; Hans Gillesberger, Ferdinand Grossmann and Hans Swarovsky were among his teachers. Upon completing his studies, he began working as a voice and choir teacher with the Vienna Boys' Choir. Numerous tours took him throughout Europe, North and South America, Africa and Asia. In the 1980s, Harrer finally took over the artistic direction of the Vienna Boys' Choir. From 1986 to 2009, he was artistic director of the Vienna Court Orchestra. Harrer conducted several orchestras (including the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, the Bruckner Orchestra Linz and the Vienna Chamber Orchestra) and renowned soloists such as José Carreras, Walter Berry, Peter Schreier and Hermann Prey sang under his baton. He has been teaching at the Department of Music Education at the Vienna University of Music since 1978. In 2000, he was appointed full professor.
Under Uwe Christian Harrer, the Chorus Viennensis has recorded many new productions for Philips Classics together with the Vienna Boys' Choir and has also enjoyed concert successes (such as with Puccini's "Messa di Gloria"). The male choir concerts in Passau and Leonding are also worthy of mention.
