Gothart Stier (27 June 1938 – 2 March 2023) was a German Lied and oratorio singer and church musician.
Life
Born in
Magdeburg, Stier received his first musical training in the , which he belonged to until his
Abitur
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. He studied conducting and
church music at the
University of Music and Theatre Leipzig and completed his studies with the A exam. He also trained as a concert singer through private singing lessons.
From 1963 to 1991, Stier was
cantor and
organist at the Friedenskirche in
Gohlis. At the same time, he worked as a concert and oratorio singer at home and abroad. Radio, television and recordings with works from
Schütz to
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Belgium
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and
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document his versatile repertoire.
After the death of
Karl Richter, Stier conducted the
Münchener Bach-Chor and the Munich Bach Orchestra from 1983 to 1984. He was also a guest conductor with numerous German . In 1991, Stier was appointed to
Dresden as the 27th
Kreuzkantor
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. In this post, he directed the
Dresdner Kreuzchor
The Dresdner Kreuzchor is the boys' choir of the Kreuzkirche in Dresden, Germany. It has a seven-century history and a world-wide reputation. Today, the choir has about 150 members between the ages of 9 and 19, from Dresden and the surrounding ...
until 1994. In 1994, he succeeded
Jürgen Jürgens as
artistic director
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of the
Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg
The Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg is a mixed choir in Hamburg, the chamber choir of the University of Hamburg since 1961. Founded in 1955 by Jürgen Jürgens and directed by him until 1994, it is one of Germany's most famous concert choirs. The choir is ...
. From 1995 to 2011, he was also the artistic director of the
Robert-Franz-Singakademie. From 2003 to 2006, in addition to his work in
Hamburg and
Halle (Saale)
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, Stier took over the artistic direction of the Stadtsingechor zu Halle.
Gothart Stier (Choral Conductor, Bass)
on BCW
Honours
* 2009: Biermann-Ratjen-Medaille
References
External links
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1938 births
2023 deaths
German choral conductors
German conductors (music)
Musicians from Magdeburg