Martin Schmeding

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Martin Schmeding (* 1975 in Minden ) is a German church musician and organist .

Schmeding studied church music, music education, recorder, organ, conducting, harpsichord and music theory in Hanover , Amsterdam and Düsseldorf. In 1999 he succeeded Oskar Gottlieb Blarr as cantor and organist at the Neanderkirche in Düsseldorf . From 2002 to 2004 he worked as a cross organist at the Kreuzkirche in Dresden and then moved as a professor at the Freiburg University of Music , where he has headed the University's Institute for Church Music since 2012. Since autumn 2012 he has been titular organist at the Ludwigskirche in Freiburg and directs the Herdermer vocal ensemble.

Schmeding published numerous recordings (including the complete works for organ by Johannes Brahms , Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy , Franz Schmidt and Max Reger ).

Since the 2015 winter semester, he has been professor for organ at the University of Music and Theater in Leipzig , succeeding Arvid Gast and Stefan Engels.

Awards and honors

Schmeding was u. a. Winner of the Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Competition Berlin, Pachelbel Competition Nuremberg, Knight Competition Magdeburg, Böhm Competition Lüneburg, University Competition Hanover / Mannheim, German Music Competition Berlin, European Competition for Young Organists Ljubljana and Musica antiqua Competition Brugge. In 1999 he was a finalist in the ARD competition in Munich. In 2009 he was awarded the German Record Critics' Prize for recording Tilo Medek's organ works . 2010 received the Echo Klassik as Instrumentalist of the Year for his recording of the Goldberg Variations in the organ version. In 2017 he was named "Professor of the Year" by the Unicum Foundation.

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SURNAME Schmeding, Martin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German church musician and organist
DATE OF BIRTH 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH Minden