The German conductor, Joshard Daus, is fascinated by the interplay of human voices and instruments and the variety of sonorities created by choir, orchestra and soloists. In his work with the EuropaChorAkademie, which he founded in 1997, his goal has been to promote artistic excellence in the performance of choral symphonic works. Joshard Daus studied music pedagogy and conducting with Professor Brückner-Rüggeberg at the university and the music and theatre academy in his hometown Hamburg. From 1976 to 1996 Joshard Daus was music director of the Westphalian cities Lippstadt and Hamm, where in 1985 he initiated ?lassikSommerHamm? Since 1979 he has been artistic director of the Brahms Choir in Bremen, which was incorporated into the music academy there in 1997. In 1985 he became professor of choir and orchestra conducting and became choir master of the Collegium Musicum at the Johannes Guttenberg University in Mainz. In 1986 he began working with Sergiu Celibidache, which led to his appointment as choir master for the Münchner Philharmoniker from 1990 to 1993 and provided him with major impulses for his further artistic development. Under his leadership the Philharmonic Choir was prepared for performances with many famous conductors, including Daniel Barenboim, Vaclav Neumann, Gerd Albrecht and Peter Schneider. Since 1996 he has been working closely together with Michael Gielen and Sylvain Cambreling.