Ernst Ludwig Leitner (born 14 October 1943) is an Austrian composer, organist and academic teacher.

Education

Born in Wels, Leitner studied

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, organ and composition at the Mozarteum University Salzburg and finally

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at the

University of Innsbruck The University of Innsbruck (german: Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck; la, Universitas Leopoldino Franciscea) is a public research university in Innsbruck, the capital of the Austrian federal state of Tyrol, founded on October 15, 1669. ...

from 1963 until 1968. From 1970, he taught organ and

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at the Mozarteum in Salzburg and headed the music education department there from 1973 to 1983. In 1978, he was appointed university lecturer. From 2000 to 2008, he was head of the department of conducting, composition and music theory. From 2000 to 2009, he chaired the Senate of the Mozarteum University Salzburg. Between 1970 and 1996, he was artistic director of the Wels Bach Choir founded by Johann Nepomuk David and performed organ concerts in numerous European countries as well as in the USA and Canada.

Work

His artistic output is documented in the music collection of the Austrian National Library and covers several genres, including four symphonies, eight instrumental concertos, a requiem and three operas. Leitner's works have received numerous awards and have been performed by renowned orchestras and ensembles at renowned venues and festivals. The artist has an extensive discography.

Operas

* ''So weiß wie Schnee, so rot wie Blut'' (1999) * ''Die Sennenpuppe'' (2008) * ''Die Hochzeit'' (2009) * ''Fadinger'' (2014)

Awards

* 1981 Kulturmedaille der Stadt Wels * 1983 1. Preis beim Internationalen Kompositionswettbewerb München * 1984

Kulturpreis des Landes Oberösterreich The Kulturpreis des Landes Oberösterreich (Culture Prize of the Province of Upper Austria) is awarded as a prize by the Province of Upper Austria. The prize is endowed with 7,500 euros and is awarded annually in several categories. References

* 1985 Förderungspreis der

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* 1990 Johann Jakob Froberger-Preis (Kaltern/Stuttgart) * 1996 Verdienstmedaille der Stadt Wels * 1996 * 2010

Anton Bruckner Prize The Anton Bruckner Prize is the main Culture Prize of the Province of Upper Austria (Kulturpreis des Landes Oberösterreich) for music. The prize, which is awarded by the Upper Austria, Land of Upper Austria, is named after the composer Anton Bruc ...

. * 2012

Heinrich Gleißner Prize The Heinrich Gleißner Prize is an upper Austrian Cultural Award named after . Prize The main prize honours an artist's previous work and life's work in various fields (music, literature, architecture, painting...). The prize, which has been aw ...

.Heinrich-Gleißner-Preis wird vergeben

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-Oberösterreich from 12 November 2012 retrieved 14 August 2021 * 2013

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