Edgar Krapp 埃德加 克拉普

His first organ lessons were as a member of the cathedral choir. After graduation he studied organ withFranz Lehrndorferin Munich and withMarie-Claire Alainin Paris.During his studies he won many prizes at international music competitions. From 1974 to 1993 he served as the successor ofHelmut Walchaat the Music Academy in Frankfurt and from 1982 to 1991 he taught as a visiting professor at theSalzburgMozarteum.[1]In 1993 he was appointed as successor toFranz Lehrndorferat theHochschule für Musik und Theater München, where he taught until 2012. His successor since this time isBernhard Haas. Krapp has performed throughout Europe, America and Japan as a concert organist and was worked with renowned conductors such asRafael Kubelik,Georges Pretre,Colin Davis,Lorin Maazel,Vladimir Fedoseyev,Horst SteinandChristoph Eschenbach.[1]He played Bach's complete organ oeuvre several times. All 14 concerts of it in Munich were broadcast live. He also played and recorded organ concertos byHandeland his entire harpsichord works. In 1985 he performed Handel'sOrgan Concertos Op. 4with theRadio Symphony OrchestraofStuttgartin collaboration withSouth German Radio. He has played with theChicago Symphony Orchestra, theBavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra,Munich Philharmonic, theBamberg Symphony,Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlinand theVienna Symphony Orchestra. In 1995 he played with theNetherlands Chamber ChoirinBerlin Cathedral.In 1983 he played the organ in the basilica atKloster Benediktbeuern, "Old Italian Church Sonatas for 'Cello and Organ", withDavid Geringas.