Wolfgang Unger

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Wolfgang Unger
Born(1948-12-31)31 December 1948
Eibenstock, Germany
Died19 April 2004(2004-04-19) (aged 55)
Halle (Saale), Germany
Education
Occupations
  • Conductor
  • Academic
Organizations
Awards
  • Handel Music Prize

Wolfgang Unger (31 December 1948 – 19 April 2004) was a German conductor, especially a choral conductor, and an academic in

University of Leipzig, called Leipziger Universitätsmusik
.

Career

Born in

Musikhochschule Weimar.[1]

In 1969, he founded the choir Thüringischer Akademischer Singkreis [de], which he conducted until 1996. He was appointed Kapellmeister and choral conductor at the Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Halle. He was also director of the Singakademie Halle [de]. He was awarded the town's Handel Prize in 1985.[1]

In 1987, Unger became artistic director of the

University of Leipzig, where he also taught choral conducting at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" Leipzig and at the Leipzig University.[2]

He was interim

Außerplanmäßiger Professor).[1]

Unger recorded secular cantatas by Bach in 2000 with the Leipziger Universitätschor and the Pauliner Barockensemble, the 1719 Die Zeit, die Tag und Jahre macht, BWV 134a, and the 1735 Die Freude reget sich, BWV 36b.[5] He recorded works by Hugo Distler, including Liturgische Sätze (Liturgical movements) with the Leipziger Universitätschor and the Pauliner Kammerochester [6] in 2001.[7]

Grave on the Südfriedhof in Leipzig

Unger died from cancer on 19 April 2004 in

Thomaskirche on 26 April with three choirs, the Thüringischer Akademischer Singkreis, Thomanerchor and Leipziger Universitätschor.[2] On Totensonntag that year, a memorial concert was given at the Thomaskirche by "his" choirs conducted by Ulf Wellner, and with his son Johannes Unger [de] as the organist. Wolfgang Unger had often conducted concerts on that occasion, as a statement of faith under the GDR regime.[8] His son wrote a biography titled Wolfgang Unger: Leben für die Musik (W. U.: Live for Music), in 2011.[9]

Publication

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Unger, Wolfgang" (in German). Merseburger [de]. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e Schulte, Volker (27 April 2004). "Abschied von Universitätsmusikdirektor Wolfgang Unger" (in German). Informationsdienst Wissenschaft. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Der Leipziger Universitätschor 1987–2004 unter der Leitung von Wolfgang Unger" (in German). Leipziger Universitätschor. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  4. ^ Schwarz, Gotthold (4 August 2016). "Ich bin nicht so vermessen, mich in einer Linie mit Johann Sebastian Bach zu sehen". Leipziger Volkszeitung (in German). Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Bach: Cantatas Bwv 36b & 134a / Unger, Perillo, Et Al". arkivmusic.com. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Liturgische Sätze". surf-inn.net (in German). Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Distler: Liturgische Sätze / Unger, Leipziger Universitäts". arkivmusic.com. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  8. ^ Dieterich, Babette (21 November 2004). "Totensonntag mit weichen Klängen / In Memoriam: ein Gedenkkonzert für Wolfgang Unger in der Thomaskirche". leipzig-almanach.de (in German). Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  9. ISBN 978-3-84-233937-8
    . Retrieved 27 December 2018.

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