Wolfgang Seeliger (

Heidelberg Heidelberg (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: ''Heidlberg'') is a city in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany. As of the 2016 census, its population was 159,914 ...

, May 30, 1946) is a German choral conductor.Who's who in the arts - Page 224 Otto J. Groeg - 1978 "SEELIGER Wolfgang, conductor (Kapellmeister) and choral dir.; b.: Heidelberg, May 30, 1946;" With his Konzertchor Darmstadt he won the EBU

Let the Peoples Sing ''Let the Peoples Sing'' (known until 1964 as ''Let the People Sing'') is an international choral competition currently organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The final, encompassing three categories and around ten choirs, is offer ...

prize in 1991, and he himself was awarded the

Goethe-Plakette des Landes Hessen Goethe-Plakette (Goethe Plaque) is the highest award by the Hessian Ministry for Science and the Arts of the federal state of Hesse, Germany, named after Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It has been awarded since 1949 at irregular intervals. The award ...

in 2006.

Selected discography

For Christophorus (record label) *

Max Bruch Max Bruch (6 January 1838 – 2 October 1920) was a German Romantic composer, violinist, teacher, and conductor who wrote more than 200 works, including three violin concertos, the first of which has become a prominent staple of the standard v ...

: Lieder für gemischten Chor, Konzertchor Darmstadt, Wolfgang Seeliger 2 CDs *

Johannes Brahms Johannes Brahms (; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the mid- Romantic period. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, he spent much of his professional life in Vienna. He is sometimes grouped wit ...

: 26 Deutsche Volkslieder, Konzertchor Darmstadt, Seeliger * Kantaten & Lieder zur Weihnacht,

Barbara Schlick Barbara Schlick (born 21 July 1943, Würzburg) is a German soprano who is particularly admired for interpretations of the concert literature of the baroque era. Career Schlick studied singing under at the Hochschule für Musik Würzburg and in E ...

, Konzertchor & Kammerorchester Darmstadt, Seeliger *

Telemann Georg Philipp Telemann (; – 25 June 1767) was a German Baroque composer and multi-instrumentalist. Almost completely self-taught in music, he became a composer against his family's wishes. After studying in Magdeburg, Zellerfeld, and Hildesh ...

: Matthäus-Passion (1746), Maria Zedelius, Browner, Blochwitz, Scharinger, Kammerorchester Darmstadt, Seeliger *

Carl Amand Mangold Carl Ludwig Amand Mangold (8 October 1813 - 4 August 1889) was a German composer, violinist and conductor. Biography Mangold was born in Darmstadt and received his initial musical education from his father. In 1831 he entered the orchestra of the ...

: Abraham 2CDs

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Seeliger, Wolfgang German male conductors (music) 1946 births Living people 21st-century German conductors (music) 21st-century German male musicians