MGV
Walhalla Zum Seidlwirt
Voices in harmony - artistic, creative & authentic - with a dash of Berlin swag
Who we are
As students of opera singing at HfM Hanns Eisler in Berlin we founded the multi-national MGV Walhalla zum Seidlwirt (including Turkey, Israel, Austria, England).
We give the genre "MännerGesangsVerein" an upgrade for the 21st century. The core characteristics of an MGV - the fun of making music together, exuberance and authenticity - have remained. We added classical vocal harmony, artistic integrity and a portion of self-irony.
This gives Walhalla zum Seidlwirt a unique lightness and openness beyond traditional dogmas. Our repertoire is correspondingly diverse. From classical music and operetta to barbershop songs & chansons and folk songs from the singers home countries, we have something to your taste.
On top of that, our audiences always play a part in our performances and we get them on their feet. In short, Walhalla zum Seidlwirt guarantees artistic intensity, humorous authenticity and lots of unexpectedness - for EVERYONE!
Tenor / Berk Altan - Turkey
Tenor / Lawrence Halksworth - Britain
Tenor / Valentin Bezençon - Switzerland
Tenor / Goran Cah - Croatia
Tenor / Kyoungloul Kim - South Korea
Baritone / Julian Twarowski - Germany/Poland
Baritone / Marcus Merkel - Germany
Baritone / Yonatan Cohen - Israel
Bass / Philipp Meyer - Austria
Bass / Daniel Pannermayr - Germany
Bass / Christoph Brunner - Germany
Calendar
Some past highlights: Brucknerhaus Linz, Liszt Akademie Budapest, Konzerthaus Berlin, Sziget Festival , Grafenegg Festival, Wiener Musikverein, Weilburger Schlosskonzerte, EW Passau.
2025
23. JANUARy, BALL MUSIKVEREIN wien with the wiener Horn ensemble, Vienna (Au)
7. March, Theater eisleben (G)
21. April, Festival psalm, Helmut list HALLE, Graz (Au)
21.-7. Nov - DEc, WZUMS TOUR around south Africa on the MS EUROPA
Press and reviews
“Das Spektrum von “MGV Walhalla zum Seidlwirt” reicht von ausgelassen bis hin zu bitterernst. Am Ende des Abends sind nur zufriedene Gesichter zu sehen.
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“Ein feiner Abend mit dem Gesangsverein “Walhalla zum Seidlwirt” und der “Wiener Brass Connection”.”
“Nach einer Gesangseinlage des Männerchors Walhalla zum Seidlwirt.......Unter den Zuhörern waren der ehemalige Verteidigungsminister Volker Rühe, ARD-Moderator Thomas Roth, Peter Gauweiler (CSU), SPD-Fraktionsvorsitzender Thomas Oppermann, ARD-Moderator Ulrich Deppendorf, der vorherige Preisträger Günther Bannas (FAZ), Staatssekretär Matthias Machning (SPD), Deutsche-Bahn-Chef Rüdiger Grube, Manfred Braun (Geschäftsführer Funke-Gruppe), Verleger Dirk Ippen und WDR-Intendant Tom Buhrow.”
