Benedikt Haag

Prof. Benedikt Haag is a Professor of Choral Conducting and Dean of Studies at the University of Music and Theatre Würzburg. Born in 1987, he trained with the Windsbacher Knabenchor and studied at the Munich Hochschule für Musik und Theater under Prof. Michael Gläser. He leads the Munich Motet Choir and Amadeus Choir Neuendettelsau, collaborating with orchestras like the Munich Symphony and Freiburger Barockorchester. His projects include the crossover CD Baroque in blue and the Opus Klassik-nominated Denn es will Abend werden. He also advises renowned conductors and teaches conducting at the university.

• Education: School/church music and choral conducting degrees from Munich
• Awards: German Music Council Scholarship (Conductors' Forum), Opus Klassik nomination (2021)

Research focuses on historical performance practices, interdisciplinary choral-jazz fusion, and Baroque repertoire reinterpretation. His teaching emphasizes precision in ensemble dynamics and liturgical music interpretation.