Born in Düsseldorf in 1918, died there in 2010; Jürg Baur was a composer, organist and academic teacher. From 1937 he studied composition with Philipp Jarnach at the Kölner Musikhochschule as well as piano, organ, church music and musicology. From 1946 he taught music theory at the Robert-Schumann-Konservatorium Düsseldorf, which he headed as director from 1965; in 1969 he was appointed professor. From 1971 to 1990 he continued at the Kölner Musikhochschule the composition class of his predecessor Bernd Alois Zimmermann; his pupils include Michael Denhoff, Thomas Blomenkamp and Volker Blumenthaler. In 1960 and 1968 he was a fellow of the Villa Massimo in Rome, and he also received the Robert-Schumann-Preis der Stadt Düsseldorf. His output comprises chamber, orchestral, vocal and organ music; his first opera was premiered in 2005. The Cybele album Incontri – Encounters (2000) contains works by him.
Jürg Baur
Composer
