Amadeus Webersinke

Summary

Amadeus Webersinke (1920–2005) was a German pianist and organist.

Amadeus Webersinke
Born1 November 1920
Died15 May 2005 (aged 84)
Occupation(s)Pianist, organist

Webersinke studied from at the Institut für Kirchenmusik in Leipzig with Karl Straube, Johann Nepomuk David, and Otto Weinreich. He was a lecturer at the Felix Mendelssohn College of Music and Theatre. Until 1953, he worked mainly as an organist, and later only as a pianist.

Webersinke was particularly devoted to Bach's organ and piano works and also gave concerts on the clavichord. He recorded Max Reger's Piano Concerto. 1966, he assumed a professorship at the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber Dresden.

External links edit

  • knerger.de – his grave
  • Bach-cantatas.com – Amadeus Webersinke