Wolfgang Gönnenwein
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Born | Schwäbisch Hall, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | 29 January 1933
Died | 26 July 2015 | (aged 82)
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Wolfgang Gönnenwein (29 January 1933 – 26 July 2015) was a German conductor and an academic teacher.
Biography
Born in Schwäbisch Hall, Wolfgang Gönnenwein studied music and German studies at the University of Heidelberg and the University of Tübingen.[1] In 1959 he became the conductor of the choir Süddeutscher Madrigalchor (South German Madrigal Chorus). He also conducted the choir of the Bach-Verein Köln from 1969 until 1973.[2]
In 1968 he was appointed Professor for choral conducting at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart, in 1973 he was elected Rektor (president), serving until 1982. He also directed the Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele until 2004.[3]
He was Generalintendant (General Manager) of the Staatstheater Stuttgart from 1985 to 1992.[4]
For EMI, Gönnenwein recorded many of Bach's sacred works, including the St Matthew Passion, as well as Haydn's oratorios and Mozart's Requiem.
Gönnenwein died on 26 July 2015 at the age of 82.[5][6][7]
References
- ^ "Wolfgang Gönnenwein". Bach-Verein Köln (in German). Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ Wolfgang Gönnenwein on the bach-cantatas website
- ^ "Ex-Leiter der Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele stirbt im Alter von 82 Jahren". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). 27 July 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Wolfgang Gönnenwein – Autorenverzeichnis". Verlag Theater der Zeit (in German). Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ Thieme, Götz (27 July 2015). "Nachruf auf Wolfgang Gönnenwein: Er hat alles mit links gemacht". Stuttgarter Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Dirigent und Ex-Staatsrat Wolfgang Gönnenwein mit 82 Jahren gestorben – neue musikzeitung". nmz (in German). Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ Benda, Susanne (28 July 2015). "Zum Tod von Wolfgang Gönnenwein: Der Mahner der Musik". Stuttgarter Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 28 August 2021.
External links
- Wolfgang Gönnenwein website
- Wolfgang Gönnenwein on the website of the Kölner Bach-Verein (in German)
- Entries for Wolfgang Gönnenwein on WorldCat
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- 1933 births
- 2015 deaths
- Bach conductors
- People from Schwäbisch Hall
- German choral conductors
- German male conductors (music)
- Academic staff of the University of Stuttgart
- Academic staff of the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart
- Recipients of the Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg