The Bavarian Radio Chorus (German: Chor des bayerischen Rundfunks) is among the most versatile of Europe's major choirs, with a repertory that extends from historical performances of Baroque works, through major oratorios, choral symphonies, and operas, to contemporary music. Long associated with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the chorus also performs independently and collaborates with conductors beyond Bavaria and beyond Germany.

The Bavarian Radio Chorus was founded in 1946, actually predating its orchestral partner; the two groups began working together in 1950. The chorus was one of the first new groups to be constituted in post-World War II Germany. It has shared conductors with the Bavarian Radio Symphony, including Eugen Jochum (1949-1960), Rafael Kubelik (1961-1979), Colin Davis (1983-1992), Lorin Maazel (1993-2002), and Mariss Jansons, from 2003 until his death in 2019. The artistic director has sometimes been a separate figure; as of the early 2020s, the artistic director was Howard Arman. The chorus has also performed with guest conductors, including Claudio Abbado, Riccardo Muti, and historical-performance specialist Nikolaus Harnoncourt. In addition to major European symphony orchestras, it has collaborated with period instrument groups such as Il Giardino Armonico, Concerto Köln, and the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin. Along with orchestral performances, the BR Chorus has presented a subscription concert series in Munich since 1998. The group offers contemporary music in a special "Musica Viva" series and invites amateurs to sing with the choir in a series called "cOHRwürmer" -- roughly, "choir earworms." Matching the mission of its radio network host, the BR Chorus aims some programming at young listeners and musicians.

The Bavarian Radio Chorus has a catalog of more than 50 recordings, made solo, with the Bavarian Radio Symphony, and with other ensembles. They cover a wide range of genres and music from various periods and national traditions. The BR Chorus has recorded for leading labels, including Oehms and Deutsche Grammophon; since the formation of Bavarian Radio's label, BR Klassik, in the late 2000s decade, it has recorded mostly for that label, issuing as many as six albums annually. In 2020, the BR Chorus under Arman released a recording of Mozart's Requiem in D minor, K. 626, with the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin. ~ James Manheim, Rovi