Wolfgang Kläsener

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Wolfgang Kläsener
Born1962 (age 61–62)
Dortmund, Germany
EducationFolkwang-Hochschule
Occupations
  • Church musician
  • Choral conductor
  • Academic
Organizations
Awards
Internationaler Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Wettbewerb

Wolfgang Kläsener (born 1962) is a German church musician, choral conductor, and academic lecturer. He conducted the choir Kantorei Barmen-Gemarke and he is artistic director of the Kettwiger Bach-Ensemble.

Career

Born in

Internationaler Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Wettbewerb in Leipzig in 1988, and of the Walter Gieseking Competition in Saarbrücken in 1989. He took a concert exam with Daniel Roth in 1990.[1]

Kläsener founded in 1984 the Kettwiger Bach-Ensemble, a chamber ensemble which received several prizes at international competitions. Besides

Book of John, to be performed by the ensemble for his 50th birthday. He had collaborated in rehearsals, but suddenly died. The concert was held in his memory.[4]

From 1985, Kläsener was lecturer of organ and choral conducting at the Bischöfliche Kirchenmusikschule in

Beer-Sheva, Israel. The music was shortened and in different order, to match the retrospect narrative of the choreographer Tamir Ginz of the dance company Kamea.[5][6] The production was shown in Leverkusen, in the Opernhaus Wuppertal,[7] and in Beer-Sheva.[8]

Kläsener conducted the Kantorei Barmen-Gemarke to July 2017,[9] and took up a new position as the church musician in Solingen's West from 9 September 2017.[10] He has run from 2005 a series at the Essen Philharmonie, "Essener Chöre stellen sich vor" (Essen choirs introduce themselves).[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Wolfgang Kläsener / Curiculum vitae" (in German). Kettwig. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Kettwiger Bach-Ensemble Profilseite". Verband Deutscher Konzertchöre (in German). Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  3. Diocese of Cologne
    (in German). Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  4. ^ a b Rüdebusch, Elke (10 July 2017). "Wuppertal / Die letzte Uraufführung Beimels". Westdeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Glückliches Zusammenspiel". Bergische Blätter (in German). 8 August 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Leverkusen / Matthäus-Passion - Jesus stirbt im grellen Licht der Scheinwerfer". Rheinische Post (in German). 1 April 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  7. ^ Strecker, Nicole (28 March 2017). "Tänzer interpretieren Matthäus-Passion". WDR (in German). Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  8. ^ Diekhans, Daniel (13 October 2017). ""Matthäus-Passion-2727" / Wuppertal und Beer Sheva kooperieren für Matthäus-Passion". Westdeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  9. ^ Sassenhausen, Hartmut (10 July 2017). "Eine Ära endet bei der Kantorei". Westdeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  10. ^ "Neuer Musiker für Pfarrgemeinschaft West". Solinger Morgenpost (in German). 8 August 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.

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