Ludger Rémy

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ludger Rémy (born February 4, 1949 in Kalkar ; † June 21, 2017 in Bremen ) was a German conductor , harpsichordist , musician and music researcher.

Life

Ludger Rémy studied school music, piano pedagogy and harpsichord at the Freiburg University of Music . From 1973 to 1975 he made private harpsichord studies with Kenneth Gilbert . From 1978 teaching activities at several German music academies followed, including the HFK Bremen , the Folkwanghochschule Duisburg , the HFM Cologne in Wuppertal and Weimar . In 1998 Rémy received a professorship for early music at the Carl Maria von Weber Academy of Music in Dresden .

The focus of his work was on the rediscovery and revival of older German music; in addition, he devoted himself to historical and literary research of the 17th and 18th centuries. In 1994 he began working for the Michaelstein Monastery Foundation , including leading the “Telemannisches Collegium Michaelstein” ensemble.

Rémy gained an international reputation as a conductor of music of the 17th and 18th centuries. As a musician (harpsichord and fortepiano ) he gave numerous solo concerts worldwide, but chamber music and songs also caught his interest. From 1995 to 2010 he was a member of the jury at the International Harpsichord and Fortepiano Competition in Bruges , on the occasion of the Festival van Vlaanderen .

In 1994 he founded the orchestra “Les Amis de Philippe” for radio and sound recordings, named after Georg Philipp Telemann and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach .

Prices (selection)

  • 1998: Cannes Classical Award , with "Alta Ripa Hannover". Further nominations for this award in 1997 and 2001.
  • German Record Critics' Prize as a conductor (3/2000 and 2/2003) and as a harpsichordist (1/2001)
  • 2003: Gramophone Special edition Awards
  • "One of the best of 2003", and - for a recording of Handel suites - "One of the recordings of 2003" by Goldberg Magazine (USA)
  • 2015: Fasch Prize

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ On the death of Ludger Rémy: “Music shows how beautiful and transient time is”. ( Memento of the original from June 25, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. MDR Kultur , June 22, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2017. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.mdr.de
  2. ↑ Manuel Gervink: Farewell to the musician and music researcher Ludger Rémy (1949–2007) . In: Dresdner Latest News from June 22, 2017. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  3. ^ Website of the Telemannisches Collegium Michaelstein . Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  4. ↑ Fasch Prize Winner. International Fasch Society, accessed June 22, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Rémy, Ludger
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German conductor, harpsichordist and music researcher
DATE OF BIRTH February 4, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Kalkar
DATE OF DEATH June 21, 2017
Place of death Bremen