Ludger Lohmann (born 1954 in
Herne) is a highly acknowledged organist.
Lohmann studied school and church music, musicology, philosophy and geography in Cologne.
He studied organ with
Wolfgang Stockmeier and harpsichord with
Hugo Ruf.
He took private lessons with
Anton Heiller in Vienna and
Marie-Claire Alain
Marie-Claire Geneviève Alain-Gommier (10 August 1926 – 26 February 2013) was a French organist, scholar and teacher best known for her prolific recording career, with 260 recordings, making her the most-recorded classical organist in the world ...
in Paris.
From 1979 to 1984, Lohmann taught organ at the
Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln
The Cologne University of Music ( is a music college in Cologne, Germany. Founded in 1850, it is Europe's largest academy of music.
History
The academy was founded by Ferdinand Hiller in 1850 as ''Conservatorium der Musik in Coeln''. In 1895 Ger ...
.
From 1983 to 2020, he was Professor of Organ at
State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart and for 25 years organist at
Stuttgart Cathedral.
Iveta Apkalna
Iveta Apkalna (born 30 November 1976, Rēzekne, Latvia) is a Latvian organist and pianist.
Biography
Iveta Apkalna studied piano and organ at the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music, graduating in both instruments with distinction in 1999. ...
has been one of his students.
Lohmann was a guest professor at
University of Hartford Hartt School
The Hartt School is the comprehensive performing arts conservatory of the University of Hartford located in West Hartford, Connecticut, United States, that offers degree programs in music, dance, and theatre. Founded in 1920 by Julius Hartt and ...
, US and senior researcher in the Göteborg Organ Art Center at the
University of Göteborg
The University of Gothenburg ( sv, Göteborgs universitet) is a university in Sweden's second largest city, Gothenburg. Founded in 1891, the university is the third-oldest of the current Swedish universities and with 37,000 students and 6000 st ...
, Sweden. He is also jury member of many international competitions and teacher in international master classes.
Lohmann is specialist in Early Music and Romantic Organ Literature.
He lives in
Lindau
Lindau (german: Lindau (Bodensee), ''Lindau am Bodensee''; ; Low Alemannic: ''Lindou'') is a major town and island on the eastern side of Lake Constance (''Bodensee'' in German) in Bavaria, Germany. It is the capital of the county (''Landkreis' ...
on Lake Constance.
Awards
* 1979
ARD International Music Competition
The ARD International Music Competition (german: link=no, Internationaler Musikwettbewerb der ARD) is the largest international classical music competition in Germany. It is organised by the Bayerischer Rundfunk and held once a year in Munich.
Si ...
in Munich
* 1982
Grand Prix de Chartres
* 2023
Preis der Europäischen Kirchenmusik
Writings
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Dissertation
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References
Sources
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External links
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German classical organists
German male organists
Cathedral organists
German music educators
People from Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia
1954 births
Living people
University of Hartford Hartt School faculty
21st-century organists
21st-century German male musicians
Male classical organists
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