Ludwig Ruckdeschel (musician)

Ludwig Ruckdeschel (* 1968 in Munich ) is a German organist .

Life

After finishing school (including at the musical Pestalozzi Gymnasium in Munich), he studied church music , organ and music education at the Munich University of Music and Theater (among others with Franz Lehrndorfer , Edgar Krapp and Klemens Schnorr ). He is the winner of several organ competitions.

From 1996 to 2003 he was the monastery organist in Altötting , also regional cantor in the dean's office Simbach am Inn and organ consultant for the diocese of Passau . Since 2003 he has been the cathedral organist of the Passau Cathedral organ . His musical work includes extensive concert activities, including international concerts, several CD releases and his own compositions.

Awards

• 1993: 1st prize and special prize in the Arthur Piechler Competition in Landau , Isar
• 1995: Prize winner in the improvisation competition Sindelfingen
• 1995: Laureate in the international improvisation competition Förderpreis Kloster Saarn

Discography

• 1996: Organ romance. Portrait of the Siemann organ in St. Nikolaus, Übersee am Chiemsee
• 2002: Ave Regina coelorum. Marian organ music from the Altötting basilica
• 2002: The organs of the collegiate church in Altötting. Portrait of the Jann organ in the collegiate church
• 2004: Sound, Space, Cathedral. Organ music from the Passau Cathedral
• 2004: Sound miracle cathedral organ. Masterpieces of German organ music from the Passau Cathedral
• 2006: Late romantic organ music from Passau Cathedral
• 2010: Organ Classics I. Famous organ works from Passau Cathedral

Web link

• Works by and about Ludwig Ruckdeschel in the catalog of the German National Library
• Ludwig Ruckdeschel's biography

predecessor	Office	successor
Hans Leitner	Organist at the Passau Cathedral Organ since 2003	---