Eberhard Sengpiel (1940 in Berlin – 29 August 2014) was a multiple

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-winning sound engineer. He was also a musician in his own right and a lecturer at the

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, (Universität der Künste, Berlin) UdK-Berlin.

Career

Sengpiel studied electrical engineering in Berlin (Germany). As a musician, he studied composition and led several dance music bands. He was a development engineer in the field of audio technology and was among the developers of the HiFi standard DIN 45500. As a sound engineer, he worked with pop musicians such as

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, and the Fischer Choirs in the field of classical music, he is doing recordings of the

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, the

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, the National Symphony Orchestra (

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), the

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, the

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, The

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and various famous chamber music artists, to mention only

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, Andreas Staier, and Concerto Cologne (Concerto Köln). He lectured at the

(UdK Berlin – Tonmeister Institute) on microphone recordings and analog and digital sound studio technologies in surround sound and stereo for tonmeister students

Grammy Awards

Sengpiel has won the following Grammys as a sound engineer: *2002

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: '' Richard Strauss: Wind Concertos'' **Horn Concerto No. 1

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– Horn **Strauss: Oboe Concerto

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– Oboe,

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– Clarinet, Daniel McGill – Bassoon, Daniel Barenboim – Conductor/Piano,

. *2003

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: Richard Wagner: ''

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'' ** Daniel Barenboim (conductor),

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, René Pape, Peter Seiffert, Choir of the German State Opera of Berlin and the State Orchestra of Berlin (Opera unter den Linden).

Medal of Honor (Tonmeister)

Eberhard Sengpiel received the Medal of Honor from the Association of German Sound Engineers (''

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'') at the Audio Convention 2010. It was presented in Leipzig by president Carlos Albrecht. This award is given to someone who has done great service to the profession as a sound engineer (Tonmeister) and the audio industry for outstanding services.Medal of Honor 2010 – Dipl.-Ing. (diploma engineer) Eberhard Sengpiel – 26 TMT, Leipzig
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References

External links

Forum for microphone recordings and sound studio techniques. Sengpiel's official site
is mostly in German (although with some English-language material). It includes an extensive discography and much material related to his lectures on sound recordings for the Berlin Tonmeister Institute.

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