Ernst Ludwig Leitner
Ernst Ludwig Leitner (born October 14, 1943 in Wels ) is an Austrian composer , organist and university professor .
education and profession
From 1963 to 1968 he studied music education , organ and composition at the Mozarteum Salzburg and then musicology at the University of Innsbruck .
From 1970 he taught organ and music theory at the Mozarteum in Salzburg , where he headed the music education department from 1973 to 1983 . In 1978 he was appointed university professor. From 2000 to 2008 he was head of the department for conducting , composition and music theory. From 2000 to 2009 he chaired the Senate of the Mozarteum University . Between 1970 and 1996 he was the artistic director of the Wels Bach Choir founded by Johann Nepomuk David and played organ concerts in numerous European countries as well as in the USA and Canada.
Works
His artistic work is documented in the music collection of the Austrian National Library and comprises several genres, including four symphonies, eight instrumental concerts, a requiem and three operas. Leitner's works have received several awards and performed at renowned venues and well-known festivals by recognized orchestras and ensembles. The artist can refer to an extensive discography.
Operas
- As white as snow, as red as blood (1999)
- The Mountain Doll (2008)
- The Wedding (2009)
- Fadinger (2014)
Awards
- 1981 Culture Medal from the City of Wels
- 1983 1st prize at the Munich International Composition Competition
- 1984 Culture Prize of the Province of Upper Austria
- 1985 Award of the International Bach Academy Stuttgart
- 1990 Johann Jakob Froberger Prize (Kaltern / Stuttgart)
- 1996 Medal of Merit from the City of Wels
- 1996 Culture Medal of the Province of Upper Austria
- 2010 Anton Bruckner Prize
- 2012 Heinrich Gleißner Prize
- 2013 Gold Medal of Merit of the Province of Upper Austria
literature
- Christoph Wigelbeyer : Ernst Ludwig Leitner. A portrait. Diploma thesis in music history, University of Music Vienna, 1998.
- Christoph Wigelbeyer: Ernst Ludwig Leitner: "As white as snow, as red as blood." In: Österreichische Musikzeitschrift , Volume 54, Issue 7–8, 1999, pp. 40–41.
Web links
- Media from and about Ernst Ludwig Leitner in the catalog of the German National Library
- Ernst Ludwig Leitner's website
- Ernst Ludwig Leitner in the database Music Austria, music information center Austria of the Austrian Composers' Association
Individual evidence
- ^ Curriculum vitae, in: Ernst Ludwig Leitner's website
- ↑ Catalog raisonné, in: Ernst Ludwig Leitner's website
- ^ Discography, in: Website of Ernst Ludwig Leitner
- ↑ Great Upper Austria. Culture award goes to composer Ernst Ludwig Leitner, in: OÖN Online edition August 16, 2010
- ↑ Heinrich Gleißner Prize is awarded on ORF Upper Austria on November 12, 2012, accessed on November 12, 2012
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Leitner, Ernst Ludwig |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian composer, organist and university lecturer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 14, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wels (city) |