The Symphonic Choir of Milan was founded in the autumn of 1998 under the musical direction of Romano Gandolfi. Since its inception, it has embraced a broad repertoire ranging from baroque to twentieth-century works, performing opera-symphonic, chamber, and polyphonic music. The choir’s debut concert, on October 8, 1998, was met with great acclaim from both the public and critics, featuring Verdi’s Quattro pezzi sacri conducted by Riccardo Chailly. It soon went on to tackle some of the most demanding choral works, including Haydn’s Die Jahreszeiten under Ádám Fischer and Die Schöpfung conducted by Claus Peter Flor. With the latter, the choir also performed Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem and Beethoven’s traditional Ninth Symphony. In addition to its close association with the Milan Symphony Orchestra, the choir has collaborated with other prominent national and international symphonic ensembles throughout its long-standing activity. Notable performances include Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 2 conducted by Oleg Caetani and Dallapiccola’s Volo di Notte conducted by Kazushi Ono. Among its most significant appearances are the 2002 Spoleto Festival with Verdi’s Macbeth under Riccardo Frizza, Verdi’s Requiem conducted by Chailly, and the 2008 performance of Berlioz’s Te Deum at the Paladozza in Bologna, led by Claudio Abbado. The choir also took part in a concert at the Vatican’s Sala Nervi, offered by then-President Giorgio Napolitano. To mark the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in 2011, the choir performed Britten’s War Requiem at Teatro alla Scala under the baton of Zhang Xian. In 2013, it was once again conducted by Riccardo Chailly for Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 at Mi.Co., Fiera Milano. In 2022, the choir made its debut at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, performing Verdi’s Requiem with the Symphony Orchestra conducted by Claus Peter Flor. From 2007 to 2018, the choir was led by Maestro Erina Gambarini. Since 2022, the chorus master has been Maestro Massimo Fiocchi Malaspina.