Eduard Soering
Eduard Soering (born March 24, 1903 ; † November 30, 1987 ) was a German business manager and music promoter.
Life
Soering was on the board of BAT -Cigarettenfabriken GmbH in Hamburg from 1949 to 1969 . After retiring from professional life, he was a promoter and stimulator of the next generation of musicians.
Eduard Söring was an enthusiastic violist and co-founder of the Foundation for the Promotion of the Hamburg State Opera, which supports young musicians in their further artistic development with the Eduard Söring Prize.
He was also on the board of the German Music Council and the German Foundation for Music Life .
The Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben annually awards the Eduard Soering Prize for outstanding achievements in the field of strings in memory of its honorary member.
The concert hall of the Stormarn School in Ahrensburg was also named after Söring: Eduard-Söring-Saal.
Prizes and awards (selection)
- 1964: Honorary Senator of the University of Hamburg
- 1969: Bavarian Order of Merit
- 1970: Medal for Art and Science of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
- 1977: Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1983: Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Individual evidence
- ↑ List of the winners of the Eduard Söring Prize of the Foundation for the Promotion of the Hamburg State Opera ( Memento from March 16, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ List of the winners of the Eduard Soering Prize 1992 to 2012
- ^ Eduard Soering Hall of the Stormarn School in Ahrensburg
- ↑ List of Honorary Senators of the University of Hamburg ( Memento from December 8, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
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| SURNAME | Soering, Eduard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German business manager |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 24, 1903 |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 30, 1987 |