Gerhard Grenzing
Gerhard Grenzing (* 1942 in Insterburg ) is a German organ builder .
Grenzing completed his apprenticeship as an organ builder with Rudolf von Beckerath organ builder in Hamburg. From 1967 to 1972 he restored historic organs on Mallorca . In 1972 he founded his own workshop in El Papiol near Barcelona . He built organs in France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Korea, Japan, Switzerland and the USA, among others. From 2006 to 2010 he was President of the International Society of Organbuilders . He is a member of the Royal Academies of Fine Arts and Sciences in Barcelona and Seville. For his achievements he was awarded the silver medal for artistic merit by the Spanish Ministry of Culture.
Works
year | place | building | image | Manuals | register | Remarks |
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1999 | Madrid | Almudena Cathedral | IV / P | 71 | ||
2000 | Brussels | Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula | IV / P | 63 | ||
2004 | Hanau | Marienkirche | III / P | 48 | ||
2009 | Colmenar de Oreja | Santa María la Mayor Church | III / P | 32 | ||
2009 | Taizé | Church of Reconciliation | II / P | 19th | ||
2013 | Maulbronn | Maulbronn Monastery, monastery church | III / P | 35 | ||
2015 | Großhansdorf | Protestant church | III / P | 33 | ||
2015 | Paris | Maison de la Radio | 2 x IV / P | 87 | ||
2015 | Iserlohn | St. Pankratius Church (Iserlohn) | IV / P | 52 |
Commons : Grenzing organs - collection of images, videos and audio files
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Biographical information from: http : //www . Grenzing.com/cv.cfm , accessed on June 10, 2011
- ↑ Maulbronn Organ Funding Association. Retrieved October 25, 2013 .
- ^ Organ consecration with bishop and ballet director. Retrieved November 1, 2015 .
- ↑ L'orgue de l'Auditorium de la Maison de la radio. Retrieved April 11, 2018 .
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SURNAME | Grenzing, Gerhard |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German organ builder |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1942 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Insterburg |