Hermann Max
Hermann Max (* 1941 in Goslar ) is a German church musician and conductor who is also known internationally as a representative of " historical performance practice ".
Life
Max studied church music at the Berlin University of Music , musicology , art history and archeology at the University of Cologne and new church music at the Folkwang University in Essen .
Max was church music director at the Christ Church in Dormagen until 2006 . In 1977 he founded the Dormagen youth choir, from which the Rheinische Kantorei choir emerged in 1985 . He is also the founder of the baroque orchestra Das Kleine Konzert .
With his ensembles he recorded numerous choral and orchestral works, especially from the Central German Baroque . A special focus of his work is the music of Georg Philipp Telemann and so far little known music of the Bach family .
In 1992 he founded a music festival, which takes place annually in September in the Knechtsteden monastery until 2006 under the name “Festliche Tage Alte Musik” and since 2007 as the “Festival Alte Musik Knechtsteden” .
Awards
- Georg-Philipp-Telemann-Prize of the state capital Magdeburg , 1998
- Bach Medal of the City of Leipzig , 2008
- Grand Prix du Disque
- Diapason d'Or
- German record award
- Echo classic
Web links
- Works by and about Hermann Max in the catalog of the German National Library
- Website of Hermann Max
- Hermann Max on the website of the Rheinische Kantorei
- Festive days of early music Dormagen eV
- Bach, Leipzig & I : Hermann Max in the YouTube channel of the Leipzig Bach Archive
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Max, Hermann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German church musician and conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Goslar |