Klaus-Jürgen Kamprad (born 27 November 1962) is a German

musicologist Musicology (from Greek μουσική ''mousikē'' 'music' and -λογια ''-logia'', 'domain of study') is the scholarly analysis and research-based study of music. Musicology departments traditionally belong to the humanities, although some mu ...

publisher Publishing is the activity of making information, literature, music, software and other content available to the public for sale or for free. Traditionally, the term refers to the creation and distribution of printed works, such as books, newsp ...

music producer A record producer is a recording project's creative and technical leader, commanding studio time and coaching artists, and in popular genres typically creates the song's very sound and structure.Virgil Moorefield"Introduction" ''The Producer as ...

and

editor Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, photographic, visual, audible, or cinematic material used by a person or an entity to convey a message or information. The editing process can involve correction, condensation, orga ...

Life

Born in

Schmölln Schmölln is a town in Thuringia, Germany, landkreis of Altenburger Land. It lies on the river Sprotte. Geography Neighboring municipalities Municipalities in the district of Altenburger Land neighboring Schmölln include: Starkenberg, Dobitsch ...

, Kamprad grew up near the Thuringian town

Altenburg Altenburg () is a city in Thuringia, Germany, located south of Leipzig, west of Dresden and east of Erfurt. It is the capital of the Altenburger Land district and part of a polycentric old-industrial textile and metal production region betw ...

. From 1985 to 1990 he studied musicology at the

Leipzig University Leipzig University (german: Universität Leipzig), in Leipzig in Saxony, Germany, is one of the world's oldest universities and the second-oldest university (by consecutive years of existence) in Germany. The university was founded on 2 December ...

, followed by research studies at the

Museum of Musical Instruments of Leipzig University The Museum of Musical Instruments of the University of Leipzig (german: Musikinstrumentenmuseum der Universität Leipzig) is a museum in Leipzig, Germany. It is located on Johannisplatz, near the city centre. The museum belongs to the University o ...

from 1990 to 1993. In 1993 he founded the publishing house Klaus-Jürgen Kamprad and since then he has been publishing books on music and classical CDs on his querstand label. Kamprad is a distant relative of

Ingvar Kamprad Feodor Ingvar Kamprad (; 30 March 1926 – 27 January 2018) was a Swedish billionaire best known for founding IKEA, a multinational retail company specialising in furniture. He lived in Switzerland from 1976 to 2014. Early life and family ...

, the founder of

IKEA IKEA (; ) is a Dutch multinational conglomerate based in the Netherlands that designs and sells , kitchen appliances, decoration, home accessories, and various other goods and home services. Started in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad, IKEA has been t ...

Publications

* Klaus-Jürgen Kamprad: Hörbuch ''Kurt Masur : Peter Tschaikowski: Sinfonie Nr. 6 h-Moll op. 74 ("Pathetique") / Ein Leben in Tönen - Hörbuch'', eine 70-minütige akustische Reise durch das Leben von Kurt Masur. querstand VKJK 0711 * Klaus-Jürgen Kamprad/Wilhelm Vogel: ''Von der Idee, sich selbst zu helfen 150 Jahre genossenschaftliches Bankwesen im Altenburger Land''. im Altenburger Land. E. Reinhold Verlag, Altenburg 2009, * ''Unmögliche Geschichte(n)? Kaiser Friedrich I. Barbarossa und die Reformation''. * ''Historische Straßenbahnfahrt durch Altenburg''.''Historische Straßenbahnfahrt durch Altenburg''
on WorldCat

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kamprad, KlausJurgen 20th-century German musicologists 21st-century German musicologists German record producers German music publishers (people) 1962 births Living people People from Schmölln