Gunter Berger received his musical training in school music and orchestral conducting at the Music Academies in Weimar and Leipzig. Since 1990, he has devoted himself mainly to choral music. As director of the MDR Children's Choir from 1990 to 2011, he led the choir to European recognition. He has also worked with the Gewandhauschor Leipzig, the Berliner Cappella and many other ensembles. Since the 2012/13 season, he took over as choir director of the Philharmonic Choir (until 2022) and the Philharmonic Children's Choir, with which he regularly undertakes international concert tours, most recently to China in 2024. Since 2019, he has also directed the Bürgerchor am Kulturpalast and other special choir formats. During this time, he has significantly expanded the training program and repertoire for young and adult choir members. In his diverse programs, he presents the audience with well-known, forgotten or new works that enrich the concert schedule of the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2025, Prof. Gunter Berger was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.