Since 2011, Florian Helgath has been Artistic Director of the ChorWerk Ruhr. Within the past years he presented choir music of various periods on the highest level both in a cappella and with orchestras. Starting 2017/18 he is Artistic Director of the Zürcher Sing-Akademie. Helgath has held the position as conductor of the Danish National Choir from 2009 to 2015 and was Artistic Director of the ViaNova Chor Munich from 2008 to 2016 and has conducted numerous highly acclaimed first performances.