Choral networks are sharing news of the sudden death on Monday night of Oliver Stech, chorus master of the Vienna Boys Choir since 2011. The exact cause is not yet known.
Oliver led the famed choir on tours of Europe, Asia, South America, and the US.
From his official bio: Stech is responsible for the boys’ repertoire; he conducts choir and solo rehearsals and prepares the boys for the sung services in Vienna’s Imperial Chapel. In addition, he trains the boys for productions at Vienna’s two opera houses, and for performances with conductors including Zubin Mehta, Riccardo Muti, Franz Welser-Möst, and Simone Young. Appearances on radio and television, sound recordings, and film shoots are also part of the choir’s routine. Stech conducted the boys on the set of Curt Faudon’s films Songs for Mary (2013) and Good Shepherds (2017), in Palestine, Italy, and Austria.
The tragic news was circulated to the boys’ families by the Vorstand and Kollegium of Campus Augarten:
With deep dismay and endless sadness we heard from his parents that our friend, colleague, teacher and Kapellmeister Oliver Stech died in a tragic accident on the night of Monday to Tuesday. At this point in time we know nothing more… Please respect the privacy of the Stech family.
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