Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana

It is recognized as one of the best choral groups in Spain. Founded in 1987 as the Cor de València, it was directed until 2024 by Francesc Perales. It is the resident choir of the Palau de les Arts, while also maintaining a regular presence in the main concert halls of the Valencian Community. It has performed the great works of the symphonic choral repertoire and the principal operatic works, and frequently performs a cappella pieces, with a special focus on Valencian composers. He has sung under the direction of Claudio Abbado, Roberto Abbado, Rinaldo Alessandrini, Fabio Biondi, Riccardo Chailly, Plácido Domingo, Manuel Galduf, Enrique García Asensio, Gustavo Gimeno, Valeri Guérguiev, Leopold Hager, Sir Neville Marriner, Lord Yehudi Menuhin, Marc Minkowski, Krzysztof Penderecki, Michel Plasson, Georges Prêtre, Helmuth Rilling, Guennadi Rojdestvenski, Mstislav Rostropovich, Claudio Scimone or Alberto Zedda.

He has been awarded the Medal of Honor of the Granada International Festival of Music and Dance, the Commemorative Medal of the 25th Anniversary of the Palau de la Música in Valencia, the Clar de Llums Prize from the University of Valencia, the Importante Prize from the Valencian Press Publishing House, the Medal of Merit in Fine Arts from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Carlos, and recently the Honorary Prize from the Friends of Opera and Les Arts Association of the Valencian Community. The Generalitat Choir is part of the Valencian Institute of Culture. Its current director is Jordi Blanch Tordera.