Joachim Krüger (concert organizer)
Joachim Krüger (born January 31, 1915 , † April 21, 1969 ) was a German concert organizer and emcee.
The commercial employee was persecuted for his homosexuality during the Third Reich . After 1945, Krüger, who was also active as a singer and cabaret artist, founded a concert management in Berlin. With her he brought numerous, in part international, major events to the city. a. for the first time an ice revue . Krüger was also the first to bring an event to the Berlin Waldbühne after 1945 . In the early days of the Krüger management, the artists were initially not paid with money, but in kind. The division of Berlin later had a detrimental effect on Krüger's activities and so his company was on the verge of ruin in 1951 . As the temporarily best-known emcee at major events in Berlin, he remained a major player in Berlin's cultural life. For example, he announced Zarah Leander's acclaimed gala concert for her 60th birthday in the Berlin Sportpalast in 1967 . Events like this, which Krüger accompanied with his conferences, are documented on records .
Single receipts
- ^ Andreas Pretzel : Victims of National Socialism with reservations. Homosexual men in Berlin after 1945 . LIT Verlag, Berlin-Hamburg-Münster 2002, p. 225.
- ↑ Otto Kermbach u. a .: Det dollste, wat de hast - Bock beer festival in the Sportpalast , Ariola 31 7141; no year
- ↑ Zarah Leander: uih! - Zahrah live , Intermaster 2287031, 1987.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kruger, Joachim |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German concert promoter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 31, 1915 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 21, 1969 |