Jürgen Jürgens Explained

Jürgen Jürgens
Birth Date:	5 August 1925
Birth Place:	Frankfurt am Main
Death Place:	Hamburg, Germany
Education:	Musisches Gymnasium Frankfurt Musikhochschule Freiburg
Occupation:	Chorale conductor Academic teacher
Organizations:	Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg University of Hamburg
Awards:	Biermann Ratjen Medal Johannes Brahms Medal

Jürgen Jürgens (5 October 1925 – 4 August 1994^[1]) was a German choral conductor and academic teacher. He founded and directed the Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg, a pioneering ensemble for Monteverdi's music.

Biography

Born in Frankfurt am Main, Jürgens received his musical training at the Musisches Gymnasium Frankfurt with Kurt Thomas.^{[2] [3]} Jürgens studied singing and choir direction with at the Musikhochschule Freiburg. In 1955, he founded the award-winning Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg.^{[4] [5] [6]} They recorded for Archiv Produktion, focussing on works of Claudio Monteverdi. Later the choir became involved in the Telefunken/Teldec Bach cantatas project with the Leonhardt-Consort. From 1961 to 1993, Jürgens was University Music Director of the Choir and Orchestra at the University of Hamburg. and was appointed professor at the University of Hamburg in 1973.

He died in Hamburg^[7] and was buried at the Ohlsdorf Cemetery.

Awards

• 1985 Biermann Ratjen Medal
• 1991 Johannes Brahms Medal

Discography

• Heinrich Schütz: St. Luke Passion, Max van Egmond, Peter-Christoph Runge – Jürgen Jürgens, 1966.
• Monteverdi: Lamento d'Arianna, Jürgen Jürgens, Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg, 1973.
• Alessandro Scarlatti: Madrigale, Hamburg, 1975.
• Schütz: Die italienischen Madrigale, 1976.
• Anton Bruckner Music of the St. Florian Period, 1984 – CD: BSVD-0109, 2011 (Bruckner Archive Production).

Further reading

• Book: Schomacker, Robert . JüJü : Jürgen Jürgens, der Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg und die Akademische Musikpflege der Universität Hamburg von den Anfängen bis 1994 . BoD-Books on Demand . Norderstedt . 2015 . 978-3-7347-7093-7 . 911265345 . de.

External links

• Monteverdi Chor
• Jürgen Jürgens (Conductor) Bach Cantatas Website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Müller . Christian . Jürgens, Jürgen . MGG Online . 9 December 2021 . de . 26 December 2021.
2. Book: JüJü Jürgen Jürgens, der Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg und die Akademische Musikpflege der Universität Hamburg von den Anfängen bis 1994 . Books on Demand . Norderstedt . 2015 . 978-3-7386-9852-7 . 906192279 . de .
3. Web site: Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg . Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg . 23 December 2021 . de . 26 December 2021.
4. Web site: Der Dirigent und Chorleiter Jürgen Jürgens . . 12 November 2015 . de . 19 October 2020.
5. Web site: 60 Jahre Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg . Newsletter Universität Hamburg . de . 19 October 2020.
6. Web site: Brinker . Bettina . Botschafter der Musik . . 29 January 2005 . 26 December 2021.
7. News: Jürgen Jürgens tot . Die Tageszeitung

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