Ludwig Lusser (Organ)

Born: 1969 - Innervillgraten, Tyrol, Austria

The Austrian organist, Ludwig Lusser, first studied piano at the Conservatory of Innsbruck, piano with Theo Peer and organ with Reinhard Jaud. From 1989 to 1999, he completed the studies Catholic church music, organ concert playing, and subject IGP organ at the Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Wien (organ with Michael Radulescu). In 1993 and 1995 he received the Honor Award of the Federal Ministry of Science and Arts. He also attended master-classes with L.F. Tagliavini, William Porter, J.Cl. Zehnder, Jean Boyer, Guy Bovet, and Piet Kee.

From 1996 to 2006 Ludwig Lusser was a teacher of organ, liturgical organ playing and improvisation at the Diözesankonservatorium für Kirchenmusik der Erzdiözese Wien. From 1999 to 2006 he taught at the Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Graz, improvisation, liturgical organ playing, organ, continuo and organ chamber music. From 2000 to 2006 he was organist of the Wiener Schottenstiftes. From 2003 to 2006 he taught as an assistant to Professor Michael Radulescu at the University of Music in Vienna.

Since 2006, Ludwig Lusser is the cathedral organist at St. Pölten and teaches at the local Diözesankonservatorium für Kirchenmusik. Since 1989 he has devoted himself increasingly wide variety of concert engagements as organist, continuo player and improviser.

Source: Dommusik Sankt Pölten Website, English translation by Aryeh Oron (February 2010)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (February 2010)

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Dommusik Sankt Pölten: Ludwig Lusser - Domorganist [German]