Franz Josef Stoiber

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Franz Josef Stoiber (* 1959 ) is a German organist and currently cathedral organist at St. Peter in Regensburg .

biography

Franz Josef Stoiber received organ lessons from the Passau cathedral organist Walther R. Schuster and from his predecessor from Regensburg, Eberhard Kraus . After graduating from high school (1979), he pursued his church music and music theory studies at the University of Music Würzburg (organ with Günther Kaunzinger and Gerhard Weinberger , composition with Zsolt Gárdonyi ) and at the University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart (major in organ with Jon Laukvik ) and with the Vienna Cathedral organist Peter Planyavsky (organ improvisation).

After three years as a full-time musical assistant at the cathedral in Würzburg and as a lecturer for music theory at the Würzburg University of Music, Stoiber followed a call in 1989 as a lecturer for organ and music theory at the Academy for Catholic Church Music and Music Education, today's University of Catholic Church Music and Music Education in Regensburg .

In 1993 he was awarded third prize at the International Competition for Organ Improvisation in Schwäbisch Gmünd . In 1996 Stoiber was appointed cathedral organist in Regensburg and since 1997 he has also been an organ teacher at the Regensburger Domspatzen . In 2003 he received a full professorship for organ (focus on liturgical organ playing and improvisation ) at the Regensburg Church Music Academy, which he headed from 2003 to 2011 as rector.

Concerts, CD productions, guest lectureships (including in Germany, Portugal, Japan, Croatia and Russia), his compositional work, essays and book publications made him known nationwide. In addition to a broad organ literature repertoire, Stoiber places particular emphasis on organ improvisation .

Discography

  • Organ Improvisations Vol. 2: Christmas . Franz Josef Stoiber at the Göckel organ in St. Peter in Düsseldorf. Organ doctorate, Sulz am Neckar, 2005.
  • Bach in Regensburg Cathedral . Franz Josef Stoiber (organ) and the Regensburger Domspatzen (director Roland Büchner). Motette, Düsseldorf, 2000.
  • Olivier Messiaen - Famous Meditations for Organ . Franz Josef Stoiber at the organ of Regensburg Cathedral. Motette, Düsseldorf, 2003.
  • Organ music from the Regensburg Cathedral . Franz Josef Stoiber at the Mathis organ. IFO Records, Mainz, 1999.
  • The Regensburg Cathedral Organ. Bach - Renner - Dupré - Messiaen . Franz Josef Stoiber at the new Rieger organ in Regensburg Cathedral. Motette, Düsseldorf, 2010.
  • Organ music by Liszt and Renner . Franz Josef Stoiber at the Regensburg cathedral organ. Motette, Düsseldorf, 2011.
  • Bells and organ improvisations in the High Cathedral in Regensburg. Franz Josef Stoiber (organ), A Choralschola, Regensburger Domspatzen. Motet CD 12561. 2003
  • "All in honor of my God." Franz Josef Stoiber at the Kögler organ in the parish church of St. Laurentius in Neustadt an der Donau. Ambiente 2013
  • "Bells and organ sounds from the Regensburg Cathedral." Franz Josef Stoiber (organ improvisation), a Schola of former Regensburger Domspatzen (directed by Karl-Heinz Liebl). Motette, Düsseldorf, 2013
  • Toccatissimo! Famous toccatas for organ. Franz Josef Stoiber at the Regensburg cathedral organ. Ambiente Audio 2015
  • Sacred music by Franz Josef Stoiber - masses and motets. Regensburger Domspatzen, choirs of the HfKM a. a. Ambiente Audio 2018

Book publications

  • Ear training, composition, improvisation - an exercise book. ConBrio Verlagsgesellschaft, Regensburg 1995. ISBN 978-3930079711
  • Harmonious idioms. In: Hans D. Hoffert and Klemens Schnorr (eds.): Dux et Comes - Franz Lehrndorfer for his 70th birthday. Universitätsverlag Regensburg, Regensburg 1998, ISBN 978-3-93048068-5 .
  • Musical set. In: Thomas Albus and Franz Josef Stoiber (eds.): Basiswissen Kirchenmusik, Vol. 3 Music Theory - Liturgical Organ Play. Carus-Verlag Stuttgart 2009, ISBN 978-3-89948124-2 .
  • Fascination Organ Improvisation - A Study and Practice Book / Fascination Organ Improvisation - A Study and Practice Book. Bärenreiter Kassel 2018, ISMN 979-0-00656404-0.
  • Beautiful organs, building history - sound - brochure design. Figaro-Verlag Laaber 2019, ISBN 978-3-946798-17-0

literature

  • Magnus Gaul: Cathedral organist Franz Josef Stoiber. In: mälzels magazine No. 2, 1999 ( online ).

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personal data
SURNAME Stoiber, Franz Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German organist
DATE OF BIRTH 1959