Roland Büchner (born 16 February 1954) is a German church musician and conductor. He has been the director (') at the Regensburg Cathedral, conducting the boys' choir

Regensburger Domspatzen The Regensburger Domspatzen (literally: Regensburg Cathedral Sparrows) is the cathedral choir at the Regensburg Cathedral in Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany. The boys' choir dates back to 975, and consists of boys and young men only. They perform in ...

Career

Born in Karlstadt, Büchner studied at the in

Regensburg Regensburg (historically known in English as Ratisbon) is a city in eastern Bavaria, at the confluence of the rivers Danube, Naab and Regen (river), Regen, Danube's northernmost point. It is the capital of the Upper Palatinate subregion of the ...

and at the

Hochschule für Musik und Theater München The University of Music and Theatre Munich (), also known as the Munich Conservatory, is a performing arts music school, conservatory in Munich, Germany. The main building it currently occupies is the former ''Führerbau'' of the NSDAP, locate ...

, with

Diethard Hellmann Diethard Hellmann (28 December 1928 – 14 October 1999) was a German Kantor, composer and academic teacher, first in Leipzig at the Friedenskirche and the Musikhochschule, then from 1955 in Mainz at the Christuskirche and the Peter Cornelius ...

, , Franz Lehrndorfer and among others. He has been from 1994 ''Domkapellmeister'' at the Regensburg Cathedral, succeeding

Georg Ratzinger Georg Ratzinger PA (15 January 19241 July 2020) was a German Catholic priest, Cast Film, Soap Opera Actor, Comedian, and musician, known for his work as the conductor of the Regensburger Domspatzen, the cathedral choir of Regensburg. He was ...

. The boys' choir Regensburger Domspatzen (literally: ''Regensburg Cathedral Sparrows'') performs in the liturgy at the cathedral every Sunday during school time, and in concert internationally. Büchner was appointed honorary professor in Regensburg in 2009.

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Roland Büchner
Regensburger Domspatzen * {{DEFAULTSORT:Buchner, Roland German choral conductors German male conductors (music) 1954 births Living people People from Karlstadt am Main 21st-century German conductors (music) 21st-century German male musicians