Burner seal for gas turbine combustion chamber head and heat shield

The invention relates to a combustion chamber for a gas turbine with a combustion chamber head (37) and a heat shield (34), which are formed in one piece, wherein the heat shield (34) is provided with at least one recess (41) in which a burner (29) or an annular sleeve (44) surrounding the burner (29) is arranged, wherein a burner seal is arranged between the heat shield (34) and the burner (29), characterized in that the heat shield (34) in the region of the recess (41) is provided with an annular groove (40) in which at least one elastic sealing element (39) forming the burner seal is arranged.