Sebastian Küchler-Blessing
Sebastian Küchler-Blessing (* 1987 ) is a German organist and university professor .
Life
As a young student, Küchler-Blessing studied piano and organ at the Trossingen University of Music with Christoph Bossert and at the Karlsruhe University of Music with Sontraud Speidel . At the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg he studied church music , music theory and concert organ ( soloist diploma with distinction) with Martin Schmeding and Otfried Büsing . Other formative teachers were Manfred Schreier , Hans Michael Beuerle and Zsigmond Szathmáry .
Since 2014 he has been the cathedral organist at Essen Cathedral , the cathedral church of the Ruhr diocese .
He played as a soloist under conductors such as Gustavo Dudamel , Hartmut Haenchen and Winfried Toll , and his work with ensembles such as the Orchestra Mozart Bologna under Claudio Abbado , the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra under Wolfram Christ (musician) , the Windsbacher Boys Choir under Karl-Friedrich Beringer and Martin Lehmann (choirmaster) and musicians such as Reinhold Friedrich , Gábor Boldoczki , Sibylla Rubens and Severin von Eckardstein .
He holds a teaching position at the Robert Schumann University for Organ and Liturgical Organ Playing / Improvisation and taught in the winter semester 2015/16 in a substitute teaching position for Martin Schmeding at the University of Music Freiburg.
In 2016 he was a juror at the Daniel Herz Brixen international organ competition .
He is married to the oboist Clara Blessing.
Prices (selection)
- 2003 Federal Youth Music Competition : 1st prize (maximum number of points) - organ solo
- 2004 International Competition for Young Organists Ljubljana: 1st Prize
- 2005 National Youth Music Competition : 1st prize (maximum number of points) - piano solo
- 2008 Herford International Organ Competition: the only prize to be awarded in the field of improvisation
- 2009 International Competition for Organ Improvisation Schwäbisch Gmünd (3rd Prize and Audience Prize)
- 2010 Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Festival : Audience Award
- 2011 International Organ Competition of the International Organ Week Nuremberg : 1st Prize
- 2012 International_Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Competition Leipzig
- 2012 Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Prize
- 2014 Arthur Waser Prize of the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra
- 2019 Paul Harris Fellow
Recordings (selection)
- Klais -Orgel Ruhe Christi-Kirche Rottweil : organ works by Bach, Mozart and Johann Ulrich Steigleder (production: organum Musikproduktion 2016).
- How beautifully the morning star shines : Cantatas BWV 1 , 48, 78 and 140 by JS Bach : Windsbacher Knabenchor, Deutsche Kammer-Virtuosen Berlin, Karl-Friedrich Beringer (Production: Sony Classical 2012).
- Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Hamburg Symphony Wq 182: Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Wolfram Christ (Production: Hänssler classic 2013).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.schwarzwälder-bote.de , accessed on January 27, 2014
- ↑ biography | Cathedral music food. Retrieved on April 24, 2017 (German).
- ↑ Robert-Schumann-Hochschule Düsseldorf ( Memento of the original from January 10, 2015 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. , accessed January 10, 2015
- ↑ tender. Retrieved April 24, 2017 .
- ^ Orgelbau Klais Bonn: A slightly different organ portrait. Retrieved April 24, 2017 .
- ↑ CDs of the Windsbacher | Windsbacher boys' choir. Retrieved April 24, 2017 .
- ↑ Hamburg Symphonies WQ 182 - Hänssler Classic / Profil Webshop. (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; Retrieved April 24, 2017 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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| SURNAME | Küchler-Blessing, Sebastian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German organist and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1987 |