Thomas Sauer (organist)

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Thomas Sauer ( Tomaš Žur in Upper Sorbian ; * 1954 in Wittichenau ) is a German church musician . From 1978 to 2020 he was the cathedral organist at St. Hedwig's Cathedral in Berlin.

Life

Klais organ in St. Hedwig's Cathedral, Sauer's workplace for more than 40 years

Thomas Sauer grew up in Storcha in Upper Lusatia in a Sorbian family. After early training at the Bautzen Music School and with a nun in the St. Marienstern Monastery , he studied at the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University of Music in Leipzig, where the Thomas organist Hannes Kästner was his teacher.

As a graduate, he took up his first position as organist at Berlin's St. Hedwig's Cathedral in September 1978. He took over the service of the Klais organ , inaugurated in January of the same year , with which the reconstruction of the war-torn cathedral was completed. In 1990 he received the title of cathedral organist . Before St. Hedwig's Cathedral was closed for the planned renovation and dismantling of the Klais organ, Thomas Sauer gave a last concert in the cathedral at the beginning of September 2018 and then held his office until he retired on March 1, 2020 the alternative church of St. Joseph in Berlin-Wedding .

In addition to his liturgical duties and organ concerts at the cathedral, he worked with the choirs of St. Hedwig's Cathedral , was involved in radio and vinyl recordings and was invited to concert tours in various European countries and the United States. With his wife Roswitha, he developed formats that combine organ music and poetry, such as the series of words like music since 2008 .

Awards

  • 1976: Leipzig Bach Prize
  • 1983: Diploma from the Tribune Internationale des Jeunes Interpreters Bratislava
  • 1987: Winner of the Halle improvisation competition

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Cornelia Klaebe: Never had enough of the organ. Lord's Day , February 28, 2020, accessed May 1, 2020 .
  2. ↑ "Thomas Sauer and the Klais organ belong together." Cathedral organist at Sankt Hedwig on the 40th anniversary of service. Archdiocese of Berlin , August 31, 2018, accessed on May 1, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Sour, Thomas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Žur, Tomaš (Sorbian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German church musician, cathedral organist at St. Hedwig's Cathedral in Berlin
DATE OF BIRTH 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Wittichenau