Jürgen Wolf (organist)
Jürgen Wolf (born July 20, 1961 in Bad Mergentheim ) is a German organist and conductor . In 1993 he was appointed cantor and organist at the Nikolaikirche in Leipzig and worked there until February 2019. Since then he has mainly worked as a guest conductor.
Life
Wolf studied organ and musicology in Würzburg and Heidelberg and worked in organ building. In Vienna he completed his studies in Protestant church music with the A-exam . During his studies he dealt intensively with historical performance practice , in particular with the interpretation of Bach's music. In 1992 he obtained his Magister artium . Numerous courses and private studies completed his education. From 1993 to 2019 Wolf worked as cantor and organist at the Nikolaikirche in Leipzig , where Johann Sebastian Bach worked in the same position. He was officially removed from office on February 3, 2019.
Wolf is also active as a composer and guest conductor of various ensembles and orchestras as well as a concert organist at national and international festivals (USA, Japan, Ukraine) and in radio and film productions. In 1999 he was awarded first prize in the composition competition “Geistliches Lied” in Bayreuth. As a guest lecturer for organ and harpsichord, he teaches at international master classes. He initiated the organ renewal of the large Ladegast organ in the Nikolaikirche through sponsorship.
Jürgen Wolf was artistic director of the Leipzig Bach Choir until 2019 . In 2008 he founded the Leipzig Festival Orchestra .
Discography
- Johann Sebastian Bach: St. John Passion , Capella St. Nicolai, Heiligenberger Barockensemble, Jürgen Wolf
- Jürgen Wolf plays the Ladegast-Sauer organ in the St. Nikolaikirche in Leipzig, Bach • Liszt • Boëlmann • Franck
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor , Symphony Choir, Telemann Academy Japan, Jürgen Wolf
- Christmas in the Nikolaikirche, BachChor Leipzig, Jürgen Wolf
- The Italian owl organ, works by Bach, Buxtehude , Kerll , Kellner
- OrganPortrait Nikolaikirche Vol 1 Bach , Famous organ works by Johann Sebastian Bach
- OrgelPortrait Nikolaikirche Vol 2 OrgelBrass , LeipzigBrass & Jürgen Wolf play Handel , Strauss , Lefébure-Wély
- OrganPortrait Nikolaikirche Vol 3 Liszt , Famous Organ Works by Franz Liszt (Part 1)
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio , JVC Choir, Telemann Academy Japan, Jürgen Wolf
- Georg Friedrich Händel: Messiah , Quodlibet-Chorus, Tokyo, Telemann-Akademie Japan, Jürgen Wolf
- “Volto in amore il martial talento”, music for two trumpets and organ (Pezel, Bach, Viviani, Löwe von Eisenach, Finger, Franceschini and others), Andreas König and Albrecht Enders, trumpets, Jürgen Wolf
- OrganPortrait Nikolaikirche Vol 4 Toccata , famous organ works from 4 centuries
- OrganPortrait Nikolaikirche Vol 5 Master student , organ works by Franz Liszt and Julius Reubke
Web links
- Works by and about Jürgen Wolf in the catalog of the German National Library
- Jürgen Wolf's website
- Jürgen Wolf at Discogs (English)
- Jürgen Wolf on MusicBrainz (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Bernhard Stief: Farewell to Cantor Jürgen Wolf . In: Gemeindeblatt March – April 2019 of the Evangelical Lutheran Church Community St. Nikolai, Leipzig, March 2019, page 4
- ↑ https://www.orgelwolf.de/de/portrait.html , accessed on January 27, 2020
- ↑ Currently (as of March 30, 2019) the office of Nikolaikantor is vacant. Source: Bernhard Stief: Farewell to Cantor Jürgen Wolf . In: Gemeindeblatt March – April 2019 of the Evangelical Lutheran Church Community St. Nikolai, Leipzig, March 2019, page 4
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wolf, Jürgen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German organist and conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 20, 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bad Mergentheim |