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| Born | (1916-10-05)5 October 1916 |
| Died | 30 May 1998(1998-05-30) (aged 81) |
| Other names | Wolf Droysen |
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Wolfram Röhrig (5 October 1916 – 30 May 1998) was a German pianist, composer and conductor, who also worked under the aliasWolf Droysen. Ajazz pianist, he was the director of music departments of the broadcastersHessischer Rundfunk andSüddeutscher Rundfunk, responsible forlight music and jazz. With the choir Nürnberg Lehrergesangverein fromNuremberg,Germany, he performed and recorded works such as Te Deum compositions byAnton Bruckner and Heinrich Sutermeister, and Max Reger'sDer 100. Psalm.
Born inHalle (Saale), from 1935 Röhrig studied piano, conducting and composition in Berlin. After World War II he worked as ajazz pianist andarranger. In 1953, he became director of the music department of the broadcasterHessischer Rundfunk. He moved in 1955 to theSüddeutscher Rundfunk, where he directedUnterhaltungsmusik,[1] initiated the "Tage der Leichten Musik" (Days oflight music) and was responsible for "Treffpunkt Jazz" (Meeting point jazz).[2] He was from 1967 to 1996 president of theDeutsche Jazz Föderation [de], and from 1969 also the vice president of its European organisation.[3]
As a conductor, he recorded withJimmy Giuffre (Piece for Clarinet and Strings) andJohnny Hodges, including the albumsPiece for Clarinet and String Orchestra/Mobiles andJohnny Hodges and His Strings Play the Prettiest Gershwin. He composed film scores forRommel Calls Cairo (1959),Foxhole in Cairo (1960) andImmer wenn es Nacht wird [de] (1961). He also wrote the music for the films ofDie Hesselbachs.[4]
He was particularly interested in choral music, conducting performances and recordings with the Nürnberg Lehrergesangverein[1] at theMeistersingerhalle in Nuremberg, with theNürnberger Symphoniker. In 1972 he conducted Bruckner'sThird Symphony andTe Deum.[5] In 1978, he recorded the Te Deum byHeinrich Sutermeister with soprano soloistMaria de Francesca-Cavazza.[6] Also in the 1970s, he recorded Max Reger'sDer 100. Psalm.[7]
In 1982 he was awarded theMedaille für Verdienste um die deutsche Musik (Medal of merits for German music) from theDeutscher Komponistenverband [de]. He received in 1983 the quadrennial Georg-Friedrich-Händel-Ring award from theVerband Deutscher Konzertchöre.[1] He died inEsslingen am Neckar.
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