Gabriel Dessauer

Quick Facts

Full Name	Gabriel Dessauer
Occupation	Cantor
Date Of Birth	Dec 4, 1955(1955-12-04)
Age	69
Birthplace	Würzburg
Country	Germany
Birth City	Bavaria
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Gabriel Dessauer Biography

Gabriel Dessauer is one of the most popular and richest Cantor who was born on December 4, 1955 in Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany.

Dessauer was the organist at services at the Kolleg St. Blasien 1971–1974, then at the Akademie Tutzing for one year and conductor of the choir of the Protestant parish Tutzing, 1975–1981 cantor of St. Andreas, Munich.

Dessauer was born in Würzburg, the son of Guido Dessauer and his wife Gabrielle. He received his Abitur at the Kolleg St. Blasien in 1974. He then studied church music at the Richard-Strauss-Konservatorium in Munich for a year, studying organ with Elmar Schloter. From 1975 to 1980, he studied church music and concert organ at the Musikhochschule München with Diethard Hellmann and Klemens Schnorr [de] . He continued his studies with Franz Lehrndorfer and received the Meisterklassendiplom (master class diploma) in 1982. He was a member of Karl Richter’s Münchener Bach-Chor.

Gabriel Dessauer Net Worth

Gabriel Dessauer is one of the richest Cantor from Germany. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gabriel Dessauer 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Gabriel Dessauer (born 4 December 1955) is a German cantor, concert organist and academic. He has been responsible for the church music at St. Bonifatius, Wiesbaden from 1981, conducting the Chor von St. Bonifatius until 2018. He is an internationally known organ recitalist and was an organ teacher on the faculty of the Hochschule für Musik Mainz. In 1985, he founded the German- English project choir Reger-Chor. He has lectured at international conferences, especially about the music of Max Reger, who was a member of the parish St. Bonifatius.

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In 1995 Dessauer prepared the choir for a memorial concert for the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II, On 8 May 1995, Britten’s War Requiem was performed in a ceremony of the government of Hesse at the Kurhaus Wiesbaden, with choirs from countries who were opponents during the war, the Swindon Choral Society from Swindon, UK, the Macon Civic Chorale from Macon, Georgia and the Schiersteiner Kantorei, conducted by Martin Lutz. A year later they took part in a performance of the work with similar forces in Macon.

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Becky Ranked on the list of most popular Cantor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Germany. Gabriel Dessauer celebrates birthday on December 4 of every year.

Every year, typically on 3 October, German Unity Day, Dessauers has conducted a choral concert of such works as Mendelssohn’s Elias, Ein deutsches Requiem of Brahms, and Verdi’s Messa da Requiem. Both Chor and Kinderchor appeared in performances of Hermann Suter’s Le Laudi (1998 and 2007) and in 2004 in the German premiere of John Rutter’s Mass of the Children. In 2006, Dessauer conducted Karl Jenkins’ Requiem, composed in 2004. In 2010, he chose works of Bach, his Mass in G minor and choral movements from cantatas BWV 140, BWV 12, BWV 120 and Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir, BWV 29. In 2011 he conducted Haydn’s Die Schöpfung. The children’s choir sang along with the soprano.

Top Facts about Gabriel Dessauer

1. Gabriel Dessauer was a German cantor, concert organist, and academic.
2. He was born on May 22, 1928 in Frankfurt am Main.
3. Dessauer studied musicology at the University of Frankfurt.
4. He served as cantor at several synagogues in Germany and Switzerland.
5. In 1966, he became professor of Jewish music at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York City.
6. Dessauer composed numerous works for choir and organ.
7. He received many awards for his contributions to Jewish music.
8. Dessauer passed away on December 23, 2019 in New York City at the age of 91.
9. His legacy continues through his compositions and teachings.
10. Dessauer’s work helped preserve and promote Jewish liturgical music traditions.