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Jürgen Jürgens (5 October 1925 – 4 August 1994) 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. Jürgens studied singing and choir direction with Konrad Lechner [de] at the Musikhochschule Freiburg. In 1955, he founded the award-winning Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg. 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 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. OCLC 80514101
• Monteverdi: Lamento d'Arianna, Jürgen Jürgens, Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg, 1973. OCLC 1116218410
• Alessandro Scarlatti: Madrigale, Hamburg, 1975. OCLC 956308417
• Schütz: Die italienischen Madrigale, 1976. OCLC 883802223
• Anton Bruckner Music of the St. Florian Period, 1984 – CD: BSVD-0109, 2011 (Bruckner Archive Production). OCLC 15655552
• Monteverdi (1980), Marien-Vesper 1610 (in Latin), Telefunken, OCLC 7524258

References

1. ^ Müller, Christian (9 December 2021). "Jürgens, Jürgen". MGG Online (in German). Retrieved 26 December 2021.
2. JüJü Jürgen Jürgens, der Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg und die Akademische Musikpflege der Universität Hamburg von den Anfängen bis 1994 (in German). Norderstedt: Books on Demand. 2015. ISBN 978-3-7386-9852-7. OCLC 906192279.
3. ^ "Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg". Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg (in German). 23 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
4. "Der Dirigent und Chorleiter Jürgen Jürgens". Deutschlandfunk (in German). 12 November 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
5. "60 Jahre Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg". Newsletter Universität Hamburg (in German). Retrieved 19 October 2020.
6. Brinker, Bettina (29 January 2005). "Botschafter der Musik". Hamburger Abendblatt. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
7. ^ "Jürgen Jürgens tot". Die Tageszeitung: Taz. 6 August 1994. p. 37. Retrieved 26 December 2021.

Further reading

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

External links

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

• 1925 births
• 1994 deaths
• German male conductors (music)
• Musicians from Frankfurt
• 20th-century German conductors (music)
• 20th-century German male musicians
• Academic staff of the University of Hamburg