Leo Kramer

Leo Krämer at the conductor's podium at a concert in Tolyatti , Russia (2011)

Leo Krämer (* 1944 in Püttlingen ) is a German church musician , conductor and university professor.

Leo Krämer studied church music in Trier and Saarbrücken . He completed his studies with Ludwig Doerr , Gaston Litaize , Michael Schneider , Sergiu Celibidache , Günther Wand and Eugen Jochum . In 1969 he took over the Saar Philharmonic Choir . In 1971 he was appointed organist at the Speyer Cathedral . In 1990 he became cathedral music director . From 1991 to 1993 he was chief conductor of the Estonian State Symphony Orchestra in Tallinn . Since 1995 he has conducted the Minsk Philharmonic . He is also a permanent guest conductor with the St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra . In 1998 he was appointed honorary professor at the Saar University of Music in Saarbrücken and the Mannheim University of Music and Performing Arts . In February 2009, Krämer retired from his offices as cathedral music director and cathedral organist. His successors are Markus Melchiori as cathedral music director and Markus Eichenlaub as cathedral organist.

Prizes and awards

• 1970: Aosta Organ Competition, Italy
• 1967: Prize winner at the Flanders Festival
• 2002: Honorary membership of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Society
• 2007: Peter Cornelius badge
• 2010: Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Biographical information according to palatiaclassic.de ( Memento from October 8, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ cms.bistum-speyer.de ( memento from January 27, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on October 14, 2011
3. ↑ cms.bistum-speyer.de ( memento from January 27, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on October 14, 2011