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Rudolf Lutz
Rudolf Lutz
	Lutz in 2024
Born	1951 (age 73–74); Lausanne, Switzerland
Occupations	Conductor; Organist; Harpsichordist; Composer; Academic teacher;
Organizations	Schola Cantorum Basiliensis · J. S. Bach-Stiftung;
Website	rudolflutz.ch

Rudolf Lutz (born 1951) is a Swiss organist, harpsichordist, conductor and composer.

Education

Lutz studied at the Zurich University of the Arts, in Zürich and at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna.

Career

From 1973 he was organist of the St. Laurenzen Kirche, a Protestant church in St. Gallen: he gave up the post in 2013. He has taught improvisation at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis.^[1]

J. S. Bach-Stiftung

In 2006 Lutz was appointed artistic director of the J. S. Bach-Stiftung, which is based in St. Gallen. The Foundation is engaged in a project to perform and record Bach's complete vocal works at a church in Trogen,^[2] a project which began in 2006 and was originally scheduled to take 25 years.^[3] The Foundation maintains a choir and an orchestra (founded by Lutz as the "ensemble Schola Seconda Pratica") and features international soloists in the Bach performances.

Publications

Wege zur Annäherung an den Bedeutungsgehalt einer Kantate von J. S. Bach – Improvisatorisch-kompositorische Ansätze. In: Improvisatorische Praxis vom Mittelalter bis zum 18. Jahrhundert. Basler Jahrbuch für historische Aufführungspraxis, Band 38. Amadeus, Winterthur 2007, ISBN 3-905786-07-9. Seite 185–215.

References

^ "Rudolf Lutz".
^ "Rudolf Lutz (Conductor, Organ, Harpsichord, Piano, Composer, Arranger)". bach-cantatas.com. 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
^ Munera, Emilie; Bruneau-Boulmier, Rodolphe (9 March 2021). "Bach : Weihnachtsoratorium - Rudolf Lutz, Choeur et Orchestre J.S. Bach-Stiftung". Le Disque classique du jour (in French). France Musique.

External links

[JSBS-1] "Rudolf Lutz".

[BC-2] "Rudolf Lutz (Conductor, Organ, Harpsichord, Piano, Composer, Arranger)". bach-cantatas.com. 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2015.

[3] Munera, Emilie; Bruneau-Boulmier, Rodolphe (9 March 2021). "Bach : Weihnachtsoratorium - Rudolf Lutz, Choeur et Orchestre J.S. Bach-Stiftung". Le Disque classique du jour (in French). France Musique.

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