Eberhard Kummer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Eberhard Kummer

Austrian singer

Date of Birth: 02-Aug-1940

Place of Birth: Krems an der Donau, Lower Austria, Austria

Date of Death: 12-Jul-2019

Profession: singer, musician, guitarist

Nationality: Austria

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Eberhard Kummer (2 August 1940 – 12 July 2019) was an Austrian concert singer, lawyer and an expert of medieval music from Vienna.Kummer was born in Krems an der Donau.
He played the hurdy-gurdy, the harp and the guitar, and made important contribution to the restoration of medieval and the Austrian folksong.
He received training as a classical bass-baritone.
After an initial career as classical singer, he gradually specialized in restoring tradited Austrian folksongs and original medieval music from Europe, such as the German epic Nibelungenlied or medieval Minnelieder.