Georg Christoph Biller, born September 20, 1955 in Nebra, Germany, was a German choral conductor. From 1965 to 1974, he was a member of the Thomanerchor Leipzig (St. Thomas Choir of Leipzig), studying under Erhard Mauersberger and Hans-Joachim Rotzsch. He trained in orchestral conducting at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Leipzig (Leipzig University of Music and Theatre) and founded the Leipzig Vocal Ensemble in 1976. From 1980 to 1991, he led the Leipzig Gewandhaus Choir and taught at the Church Music School in Halle. In 1992, he became Thomaskantor (Cantor of St. Thomas Church Leipzig), serving until 2015. He received the Osaka Music Prize (1985) and the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2014). In 2023, the Burgenland district awarded the Georg Christoph Biller Prize for the first time, awarding outstanding cultural achievements in the district.
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Johann Sebastian Bach: Johannes-Passion / St John Passion BWV 245
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Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten BWV 22, BWV 23, BWV 182 (Das Kirchenjahr mit Bach: Passion / The Liturgical Year with Bach: Passiontide Vol. 4)
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Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten BWV 4, 31, 67 (Das Kirchenjahr Mit Bach: Ostern / The Liturgical Year with Bach: Easter Vol. 5)
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Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten BWV 37, BWV 43, BWV 128 (Das Kirchenjahr mit Bach: Himmelfahrt / The Liturgical Year with Bach: Ascension Vol. 6)
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Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten BWV 75, BWV 194 (Das Kirchenjahr mit Bach: Trinitatis / The Liturgical Year with Bach: Trinity Vol. 8)
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Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten BWV 1, BWV 125, BWV 147 (Das Kirchenjahr mit Bach: Marienfeste / The Liturgical Year with Bach: Marian Feast Vol. 9)
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Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten BWV 36, BWV 61, BWV 62 (Das Kirchenjahr mit Bach / The Liturgical Year with Bach: Advent Vol. 1)
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Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten BWV 3, BWV 65, BWV 72 (Das Kirchenjahr mit Bach: Epiphanias / The Liturgical Year with Bach: Epiphany Vol. 3)
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Johann Sebastian Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium / Christmas Oratorio, BWV248
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Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten BWV 34, BWV 74, BWV 172 (Das Kirchenjahr mit Bach: Pfingsten / The Liturgical Year with Bach: Pentecoste Vol. 7)
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Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten BWV 19, BWV 50, BWV 79, BWV 80 (Das Kirchenjahr mit Bach / The Liturgical Year with Bach: Reformation/Michaelmas Vol. 10)
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Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten BWV 63, BWV 110, BWV 190 (Das Kirchenjahr mit Bach: Weihnachten / The Liturgical Year with Bach: Christmas Vol. 2)
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Paul Gerhardt: Die großen Choräle und Geistlichen Lieder
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Johann Sebastian Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium / Christmas Oratorio (BWV 248) Highlights
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Johann Sebastian Bach - Kantate / Cantata: Lass, Fürstin, lass noch einen Strahl (BWV 198) (Der Thomanerchor und die Universitätskirche St. Pauli Leipzig)
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