Ullrich Boehme

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Ullrich Böhme (born February 22, 1956 in Rodewisch ) is a German organist .

The baroque organ in Rothenkirchen in the Vogtland aroused Boehme's enthusiasm for the organ: as a 13-year-old, he accompanied the services there. 1972 to 1979 he studied at the church music school in Dresden with Hans Otto and at the Hochschule für Musik "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" in Leipzig with Wolfgang Schetelich .

After completing his studies, he worked as cantor and organist at the Kreuzkirche in Karl-Marx-Stadt (today Chemnitz) until 1986. In 1985 Böhme was elected Thomas organist in Leipzig from among many applicants . Its tasks include playing the organ at church services and the motets of the St. Thomas' Choir as well as playing basso continuo for cantatas, oratorios and passions. As the organist of the St. Thomas Church , he initiated the restoration of the romantic Sauer organ there and designed the concept for a new baroque Bach organ, which was built in 2000 by the organ building company Woehl .

In 1994 Böhme was appointed honorary professor for organ at the Church Music Institute of the Leipzig University of Music and Theater. He also gives interpretation courses at home and abroad.

Ullrich Böhme is married to Martina Böhme, a lecturer for artistic organ playing at the Evangelical College for Church Music in Halle (Saale). Both began extensive concert activities as an organ duo in the mid-1980s.

Böhme was honored in 1989 with the Critics 'Prize of the Leipzig cultural journalists and in 2003 with the German Record Critics' Prize (for Die Orgeln by Gottfried Silbermann Vol. 1–8).

His son Ludwig Böhme is a singer and choir conductor.

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SURNAME Böhme, Ullrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German organist
DATE OF BIRTH February 22, 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Rodewisch