Günter Ludwig Explained

Günter Ludwig (28 August 1930 – 11 January 2022) was a German pianist.

Life and career

Born in Großkrotzenburg, Ludwig attended the Musisches Gymnasium Frankfurt.[1] He then studied piano with August Leopolder[2] and Marguerite Long and conducting with Kurt Thomas. He achieved his first successes by participating in international competitions, winning third prizes at the Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition in 1954 and 1955.[3] [4] During his tours through Europe, America and Asia, he played in orchestral concerts with conductors such as István Kertész, Georg Solti, Horst Stein and Günter Wand and in chamber music formations with performers such as Arthur Grumiaux, Nathan Milstein, János Starker, Henryk Szeryng and the Amadeus Quartet.

Ludwig was professor of piano at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln and visiting professor at Indiana University Bloomington.[5] His master students include Ulrich Windfuhr,[6] Udo Schneberger, Alfredo Perl,[7] Sung-Hee Kim-Wüst, Friedrich Höricke, Raymund Havenith, Ulrich Leyendecker,[8] Gereon Krahforst, Andreas Rothkopf, Florian Wiek,[9] Johannes Cernota and Franz-Josef Birk.

Ludwig was a freelancer for Schott-Verlag and Wiener Urtext Edition and a member of several juries of international competitions such as Bolzano and Genève.

Ludwig was married to the Korean singer Mi-Sun Choi-Ludwig and father of two sons.[10] [11] He performed with his wife as a Lied accompanist and with his sons as "Trio Ludwig".[12] Ludwig died on 11 January 2022, at the age of 91.[13] [14]

Cologne Piano Trio

Together with Walter Schreiber (violin) and Joanna Sachryn (cello), Ludwig formed the "Kölner Klaviertrio" in the late 1980s, founded by Walter Schreiber in 1983.[15] The ensemble has made guest appearances in several European countries, Brazil, Japan and Korea and has played at international music festivals such as the Festival van Vlaanderen, the Carinthischer Sommer and the Berliner Festspiele. Contemporary composers such as Dieter Salbert and Violeta Dinescu have dedicated works to the Cologne Piano Trio, and since 2003, there has been a collaboration with the Polish composer and pianist Krzysztof Meyer.[16] [17]

Recordings

Ludwig recorded piano music by Beethoven, Mozart, Brahms, Busoni, Schubert and Schumann, among others. Among them are all the piano trios by Mozart and Beethoven and the duo sonatas by Beethoven, Brahms and Busoni. With the violinist Alois Kottmann, he recorded violin sonatas by Max Reger and Robert Schumann. Together with the former 1st violinist of the Amadeus Quartet, Norbert Brainin, he recorded Beethoven's complete violin sonatas..

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biografien – Günter Ludwig, Klavier . Kölner Klaviertrio . 18 August 2021.
  2. Web site: Personalia 2010/10 – Ausgabe: 10/10 – neue musikzeitung . nmz . de . 18 August 2021.
  3. Web site: 1954 . Fondazione Ferruccio Busoni – Gustav Mahler Stiftung . 15 December 2020 . 18 August 2021.
  4. Web site: 1955 . Fondazione Ferruccio Busoni – Gustav Mahler Stiftung . 15 December 2020 . 18 August 2021.
  5. Web site: Günter Ludwig . Internationale Musiktage Hessen Main-Taunus Hofheim . de . 18 August 2021.
  6. Web site: Ulrich Windfuhr . Symphoniker Hamburg . 30 May 2021 . de . 18 August 2021.
  7. Web site: Hochschule für Musik . Lehrende (nach Namen): HfM Detmold . de . 18 August 2021.
  8. Web site: Musik als Lebens- und Überlebensmittel – Ausgabe: 2/19 – neue musikzeitung . nmz . 29 November 2018 . de . 18 August 2021.
  9. Web site: Personenverzeichnis . HMDK Stuttgart . de . 18 August 2021.
  10. Web site: Styrie . Hanna . Kultur nicht nur 'was für Gourmets . Kölnische Rundschau . 19 August 2004 . de . 18 August 2021.
  11. Web site: Milch . Volker . Staatsorchester-Solocellist Johann Ludwig im Gespräch . main-spitze.de . 13 October 2018 . de . 18 August 2021.
  12. Web site: Ibykus Nr. 59: Gespräch mit dem Pianisten Günter Ludwig . Neue Solidarität Fusion . de . 18 August 2021.
  13. News: Hürther Musiker trauern um Pianist Günter Ludwig . 18 December 2023 . KSTA . 14 January 2022.
  14. Web site: Günter Ludwig . Wir Trauern . 18 December 2023.
  15. Web site: Haus Marteau – Internationale Musikbegegnungsstätte. www.haus-marteau.de. 18 August 2021.
  16. Web site: Hingebungsvoll interpretiert . Westfälische Nachrichten . 3 January 2010 . de . 18 August 2021.
  17. Web site: Kierspel . Marianne . Ein neuer Saal für intime Konzerte . Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger . 6 November 2004 . de . 18 August 2021.

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