Gunter Berger received his musical training in school music at the Hochschule für Musik "Franz Liszt" in Weimar and in orchestral conducting at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" in Leipzig. Since 1990, he has devoted himself mainly to choral music. From 1990 to 2011, he passionately and with great commitment led the MDR Children's Choir to European fame as its director. He has also worked with the GewandhausChor Leipzig, the Berliner Cappella and many other ensembles.
At the beginning of the 2012/13 season, he started his tenure as choir director of the Philharmonic Choir (until 2022) and the Philharmonic Children's Choir. Since 2019, he has also conducted the Bürgerchor am Kulti and other special choral formats. Thanks to his many years of artistic and practical choral experience, he has been able to significantly expand the training opportunities for young and adult choristers and extend the repertoire of both choirs. His programs – which impress audiences and music critics alike – now have a permanent place in the concert schedule of the Dresden Philharmonic.
Gunter Berger has taught at various music academies and universities for many years, including from 2009 to 2012 as Professor of Choral and Ensemble Conducting at the Franz Liszt School of Music in Weimar. He is also a frequent guest at special choral projects such as the "Liederbörse", a project of the Rundfunkchor Berlin.
Gunter Berger has also been passing on his skills in workshops and choir conducting seminars for many years. He always focuses on the individuality of each choir personality: “In a choir, every voice is important. When you succeed in bringing this vocal individuality to life, coupled with your very own emotions, you create moments of intense musical experience. Sharing this experience with our audience and entering into a spiritual and emotional exchange with them is the goal of every concert for me.”