Freiberg - Organist

Dietrich Wagler

Work-address: Gottfried-Silbermann-Gesellschaft e.V.

Geschäftstelle Freiberg

Schloßplatz 6 - 09599 Freiberg

Telefon: 0049 (0) 3731 222 48

Telefax: 0049 (0) 3731 211 625

e-Mail: kontakt@silbermann.org

Internet: www.silbermann.org

DIETRICH WAGLER

Born in 1940, he received his music education at the schools of Church Music in Dresden and Halle, these studies being accompanied by those in organ playing and improvisation with J.E. Köhler and K. R. Böhme at the Weimar Academy of Music.
In 1974, he was awarded the flrst ptize in the Improvisation competition of the Thuringian Bach days. After having made his exams, he became precenter and organist at the Silbermann organ of St. Georg's Church of Glauehau.

From 1986 to 2001 Dietrich Wagler was Choir Director, organist and Church Music Director at the Cathedral of the old Saxonian mining city of Freiberg.
The Silbermann organ entrusted to him is one of the most precious European organ monuments.
Dietrich Wagler works as an international soloist and has made a lot of recordings for radio and TV stations as well as CDs. 
Between 1982 and 1985 he taught improvisation and artistic organ playing at the Church Music School of Halle. Since 1986 he has been teaching the same subjects at Dresden Music Academy.

Dietrich Wagler was from November 1996 until 2009 president of the Gottfried Silbermann Society. Since 1999: ECHO Artistic Director in Freiberg