Ernst Ludwig Leitner (born 14 October 1943) is an Austrian composer, organist and academic teacher.

Education

Born in

Wels Wels (; Central Bavarian: ''Wös'') is a city in Upper Austria, on the Traun River near Linz. It is the county seat of Wels-Land, and with a population of approximately 60,000, the List of cities and towns in Austria, eighth largest city in Aus ...

, Leitner studied

music education Music education is a field of practice in which educators are trained for careers as primary education, elementary or secondary education, secondary music teachers, school or music conservatory ensemble directors. Music education is also a rese ...

, organ and composition at the

Mozarteum University Salzburg Mozarteum University Salzburg (German: ''Universität Mozarteum Salzburg'') is one of three affiliated but separate (it is actually a state university) entities under the "Mozarteum" name in Salzburg municipality; the International Mozarteum ...

and finally

musicology Musicology is the academic, research-based study of music, as opposed to musical composition or performance. Musicology research combines and intersects with many fields, including psychology, sociology, acoustics, neurology, natural sciences, ...

at the

University of Innsbruck The University of Innsbruck (; ) is a public research university in Innsbruck, the capital of the Austrian federal state of Tyrol (state), Tyrol, founded on October 15, 1669. It is the largest education facility in the Austrian States of Austria, ...

from 1963 until 1968. From 1970, he taught organ and

music theory Music theory is the study of theoretical frameworks for understanding the practices and possibilities of music. ''The Oxford Companion to Music'' describes three interrelated uses of the term "music theory": The first is the "Elements of music, ...

at the Mozarteum in Salzburg and headed the music education department there from 1973 to 1983. In 1978, he was appointed university lecturer. From 2000 to 2008, he was head of the department of conducting, composition and music theory. From 2000 to 2009, he chaired the Senate of the Mozarteum University Salzburg. Between 1970 and 1996, he was artistic director of the Wels Bach Choir founded by

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and performed organ concerts in numerous European countries as well as in the USA and Canada.

Work

His artistic output is documented in the music collection of the

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and covers several genres, including four symphonies, eight instrumental concertos, a requiem and three operas. Leitner's works have received numerous awards and have been performed by renowned orchestras and ensembles at renowned venues and festivals. The artist has an extensive discography.

Operas

* ''So weiß wie Schnee, so rot wie Blut'' (1999) * ''Die Sennenpuppe'' (2008) * ''Die Hochzeit'' (2009) * ''Fadinger'' (2014)

Awards

* 1981 Kulturmedaille der Stadt Wels * 1983 1. Preis beim Internationalen Kompositionswettbewerb München * 1984

Kulturpreis des Landes Oberösterreich The Kulturpreis des Landes Oberösterreich (Culture Prize of the Province of Upper Austria) is awarded as a prize by the Province of Upper Austria Upper Austria ( ; ; ) is one of the nine States of Austria, states of Austria. Its capital is Li ...

* 1985 Förderungspreis der

Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart is a foundation in Stuttgart, founded by Helmuth Rilling in 1981 to foster international concerts and workshops, namely Musikfest Stuttgart, dedicated especially to the music of Johann Sebastian Bach in relati ...

* 1990

Johann Jakob Froberger Johann Jakob Froberger ( baptized 19 May 1616 – 7 May 1667) was a German Baroque composer, keyboard virtuoso, and organist. Among the most famous composers of the era, he was influential in developing the musical form of the suite of dance ...

-Preis (Kaltern/Stuttgart) * 1996 Verdienstmedaille der Stadt Wels * 1996 * 2010

Anton Bruckner Prize The Anton Bruckner Prize is the main Culture Prize of the Province of Upper Austria (Kulturpreis des Landes Oberösterreich) for music. The prize, which is awarded by the Land of Upper Austria, is named after the composer Anton Bruckner, who was ...

. * 2012

Heinrich Gleißner Prize The Heinrich Gleißner Prize is an Upper Austrian Cultural Award named after Heinrich Gleißner Heinrich Philipp Gleißner (26 January 1893, Linz – 18 January 1984, in Linz) was an Austrian politician and lawyer who unsuccessfully ran for the ...

.Heinrich-Gleißner-Preis wird vergeben

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-Oberösterreich from 12 November 2012 retrieved 14 August 2021 * 2013

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