Pipe Organ MapG. Grenzing
| Founded/Born - Closed/Death | 1942 - ??? |
|---|---|
| Still active? | yes |
| info@grenzing.com | |
| Webpage | https://www.grenzing.com/ |
Gerhard Grenzing, born in Insterburg in 1942, embarked on a five-year apprenticeship with Rudolf von Beckerath in Hamburg. He then gained extensive experience working in various workshops across Europe. By the age of 25, he dedicated himself exclusively to the restoration of historical instruments on Mallorca. After five years, he settled in El Papiol near Barcelona, where he established his own workshop.
In this workshop, significant restorations of historical organs have been carried out alongside the creation of new organs. Since the year 2000, the workshop has grown to a staff of about 20 people, working in a specially constructed, spacious facility.
Over the years, Grenzing's team has completed 220 restorations and new organ constructions, distributed across various continents. He has conducted numerous studies on the organ builder Jordi Bosch, his works, and his pupils. Grenzing is a sought-after speaker at national and international conferences and has participated in a research project on organ wind conducted by the Fraunhofer Institute in Stuttgart.
More than 120 CDs have been recorded on his organs. This includes two television documentaries and a film documentary produced by the Munich Film and Television University.
Grenzing is a member of the Royal Academies of Seville and Barcelona (currently serving as Director of the Art Department), the "Societat Catalana de Musicologia," and the "Consejo del Instituto de Órganos Históricos de Oaxaca (Mexico)." He has also served as president of the "International Society of Organbuilders" (ISO).
He has received numerous awards, including the Silver Medal from the Spanish Ministry of Culture for his contributions to music and being named "organbuilder of the year 2006" by the professional magazine "Organ." In 2007, the Alliance Francophone for the Kingdom of Spain appointed him to the Honorary Committee and awarded him the "L’Elephant d’Or." In 2014, he was honored with the "Trophee Europeen de l’excellence" at the European Biennale of Craftsmanship in Lyon.
Grenzing and his team eagerly embrace new challenges in contemporary organ building and meticulous restoration work. He does not shy away from the aspiration of understanding his organs as art pieces of their time.
In this workshop, significant restorations of historical organs have been carried out alongside the creation of new organs. Since the year 2000, the workshop has grown to a staff of about 20 people, working in a specially constructed, spacious facility.
Over the years, Grenzing's team has completed 220 restorations and new organ constructions, distributed across various continents. He has conducted numerous studies on the organ builder Jordi Bosch, his works, and his pupils. Grenzing is a sought-after speaker at national and international conferences and has participated in a research project on organ wind conducted by the Fraunhofer Institute in Stuttgart.
More than 120 CDs have been recorded on his organs. This includes two television documentaries and a film documentary produced by the Munich Film and Television University.
Grenzing is a member of the Royal Academies of Seville and Barcelona (currently serving as Director of the Art Department), the "Societat Catalana de Musicologia," and the "Consejo del Instituto de Órganos Históricos de Oaxaca (Mexico)." He has also served as president of the "International Society of Organbuilders" (ISO).
He has received numerous awards, including the Silver Medal from the Spanish Ministry of Culture for his contributions to music and being named "organbuilder of the year 2006" by the professional magazine "Organ." In 2007, the Alliance Francophone for the Kingdom of Spain appointed him to the Honorary Committee and awarded him the "L’Elephant d’Or." In 2014, he was honored with the "Trophee Europeen de l’excellence" at the European Biennale of Craftsmanship in Lyon.
Grenzing and his team eagerly embrace new challenges in contemporary organ building and meticulous restoration work. He does not shy away from the aspiration of understanding his organs as art pieces of their time.
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