Peter Degner
Peter Degner (born January 23, 1954 in Leipzig ; † January 15, 2020 in Bad Klosterlausnitz ) was a German event manager , presenter and entertainer .
Career
After his apprenticeship in a fashion store and the army service in the culture battery , Peter Degner worked as a grave speaker . In 1989 he founded a one-man agency and since then has regularly brought world stars to Leipzig's stages. He was closely associated with Hildegard Knef.
Deeply connected to his hometown and its citizens, he was involved in the Peter Degner Foundation for Leipzig's cultural scene until the end of his life.
Works
Music CD
- Peter Degner jr .: "Man must be among the people" - meeting with PD 12 German-language songs. Homage album with songs by Hildegard Knef as cover versions by Peter Degner and with a greeting from Fips Fleischer . Produced and recorded by Bernd Herchenbach , co-arranged by Peter Herchenbach, recorded with the studio band Music Corporation of Berliner Straße . Mixed in the Ton-Synchron-Studio Herchenbach in Leipzig. CD number SKW-86095, no year (before 1999)
book
- ... and I turn around again - from funeral orator to impresario. Autobiography. New Life, 269 pages, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-355-01872-2
Varia
On January 25, 2020, the Peter Degner Foundation and friends and partners of the impresario published an obituary the size of a complete newspaper page in the Leipziger Volkszeitung .
Web links
- Literature by and about Peter Degner in the catalog of the German National Library
- PD Event Management , accessed February 3, 2020
- Table of contents for the book * ... and I turn around again - from the grave speaker to the impresario. Berlin 2018 , accessed on April 28, 2020
- Peter Degner Foundation , accessed on February 3, 2020
- German press agency : Mourning Peter Degner: Leipzig impresario died at the age of 65 - Great mourning in Leipzig for Peter Degner. The impresario, eulogist and event manager has died at the age of 65. Degner was considered a confidante of Hildegard Knef and brought numerous stars to Leipzig. Leipziger Volkszeitung , online portal, January 15, 2020. Accessed February 3, 2020 .
- Pavarotti parody, cigars, Classic Open - the wild life of Peter Degner. He was an impresario, event manager, grave speaker and known like no other in Leipzig: Impresario Peter Degner died at the age of 65. A glimpse into the eventful life of the Classic Open inventor, who was in close contact with the big stars. Leipziger Volkszeitung, online portal, January 15, 2020. Accessed February 3, 2020 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Short biography at the Eulenspiegel publishing group.
- ↑ since Bernd Herchenbach died in 1999
- ↑ https://trauer-angebote.de/trauerbeispiel/peter-degner/angebote , accessed on February 3, 2020
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Degner, Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German event manager, moderator and entertainer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 23, 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leipzig , Germany |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 15, 2020 |
| Place of death | Bad Klosterlausnitz |