Elena Szuczies

Elena Szuczies has been the director of the Regensburger Domspatzen Girls’ Choir since 2022 and has been involved in the establishment and development of this fledgling ensemble ever since. Whilst still at school, she passed the C-level examination in church music in the Archdiocese of Cologne. After completing her A-levels, she undertook a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Catholic church music at the Cologne University of Music and Dance, receiving comprehensive training in choral conducting, orchestral conducting, organ repertoire and liturgical organ playing. She went on to complete an advanced Master’s degree in choral conducting at the Robert Schumann University of Music under Professor Dr Martin Berger in Düsseldorf. As musical assistant to the cathedral cantor Oliver Sperling with the Cologne Cathedral Girls’ Choir, she gained extensive experience in the field of girls’ choir conducting. With the Cologne Cathedral Music ensemble, she performed at the Philharmonie and Opera House in Cologne, as well as in churches and concert halls across Germany, Italy, South Africa and China.