Klaus Uwe Ludwig (16 September 1943 – 20 December 2019)Klaus Uwe Ludwig
vrm-trauer.de was a German church musician, concert organist and composer, who directed the church music at the Lutherkirche in

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for decades.

Career

Ludwig was born in

Göttingen Göttingen (, , ; nds, Chöttingen) is a college town, university city in Lower Saxony, central Germany, the Capital (political), capital of Göttingen (district), the eponymous district. The River Leine runs through it. At the end of 2019, t ...

. He studied first mathematics and physics in

Mannheim Mannheim (; Palatine German: or ), officially the University City of Mannheim (german: Universitätsstadt Mannheim), is the second-largest city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg after the state capital of Stuttgart, and Germany's 2 ...

, then Protestant church music at the

Hochschule für Kirchenmusik Heidelberg The Hochschule für Kirchenmusik Heidelberg is a university of church music in Heidelberg and one of the most renowned ones in Germany. Its predecessor, Evangelisches Kirchenmusikalisches Institut Heidelberg (KI, Protestant church music institu ...

. He graduated in 1966 with the A-Exam, in 1967 with the concert diploma. He also studied voice and orchestral conducting in Mannheim. He worked at the in

, the in

Kitzingen Kitzingen () is a town in the Germany, German state of Bavaria, capital of the Kitzingen (district), district Kitzingen. It is part of the Franconia geographical region and has around 21,000 inhabitants. Surrounded by vineyards, Kitzingen County i ...

and for the regional ''Stadt- und Bezirkskantorat'' in

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. He was promoted to

Kirchenmusikdirektor Kirchenmusikdirektor (KMD, director of church music) is a German title for professional church musicians (' who have responsibility for not only a parish but a larger region, in both Protestant and Catholic church music. The title is also sometimes ...

in 1977. From 1978 to the end of 2008 he was ''Kantor'' (director of music) at the Lutherkirche in

. He founded and conducted the Bachchor Wiesbaden, the Bach orchestra, the ''Kleine Kantorei'' (Little chorale) and the Johann-Walter-Kreis, an ensemble for

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, especially sacred and secular music of

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's time. In 2003, the Bachchor received the ''Kulturpreis der Stadt Wiesbaden'' (Cultural prize of Wiesbaden). Ludwig conducted performances of

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s, including less-known works and premieres. He performed around 125 Bach cantatas in services. As a concert organist, he performed compositions of all eras, including Bach's complete works (played twice) and

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's complete works. He played premieres of organ work by

Zsolt Gárdonyi Zsolt Gárdonyi (21 March 1946) is a German-Hungarian composer, organist and music theorist. He is the son of Zoltán Gárdonyi. Career Gárdonyi was born in Budapest, Hungary. He studied composition, organ, sacred music and theory. At the ag ...

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, Claus Kühnl, Rolf Schweizer and his own compositions. He also worked as a singer (

bass-baritone A bass-baritone is a high-lying bass or low-lying "classical" baritone voice type which shares certain qualities with the true baritone voice. The term arose in the late 19th century to describe the particular type of voice required to sing thr ...

), pianist, instrument builder, stage director, arranger, librettist, author and editor.

Recordings

* 1981 Johann Sebastian Bach: ''Dritter Teil der Clavier-Uebung'' (Bestenliste der deutschen Schallplattenkritik) * 1985 Zoltán Gárdonyi: ''Orgelwerke'' * 1989 Sigfrid Karg-Ehlert: ''Bilder vom Bodensee'' * 1995 Johann Sebastian Bach: ''Leipziger Choräle''

References

External links

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Klaus Uwe Ludwig
Carus-Verlag
Klaus Uwe Ludwig: I sette peccati mortali (Die sieben Todsünden)
Bergkirche, Wiesbaden 4 March 2012 {{DEFAULTSORT:Ludwig, Klaus Uwe German classical organists German male organists German choral conductors German male conductors (music) German classical composers German male classical composers 1943 births 2019 deaths Musicians from Göttingen 21st-century German conductors (music) 21st-century organists 21st-century German male musicians Male classical organists