Heinz Wunderlich, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Heinz Wunderlich

German composer

Date of Birth: 21-Dec-1919

Place of Birth: Leipzig, Leipzig District, Germany

Date of Death: 10-Mar-2012

Profession: composer, university teacher

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Heinz Wunderlich (25 April 1919 – 10 March 2012) was a German organist, academic and composer.
He was known for playing the organ works of Max Reger.
He studied in Leipzig with Karl Straube, a friend of Reger.
Wunderlich worked as both a church musician and academic in Halle until 1957, when he fled to West Germany and became church musician and academic in Hamburg.
He toured internationally, and attracted students from many countries to study with him in Hamburg.
After retiring from teaching, he went on to more compositions.