Peter Ludwig Gülke (born 29 April 1934) is a German conductor and musicologist. [1] [2]
Born in Weimar, Gülke studied cello and musicology at the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt, Weimar. [3] He completed his doctorate in philosophy in Leipzig in 1958, followed in 1985 by his professorial thesis at the Technical University of Berlin. [4] In 1976 he became conductor at the Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden and in 1981 he was appointed Principal Conductor in Weimar. [4] From 1986 to 1996 he was Principal Conductor in the City of Wuppertal. [4] From 1996 to 2001 he was a professor of conducting at the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg and from 1999 to 2002 professor of musicology at the University of Basel. [1] [5] From 2011 to 2014 he was President of the Sächsische Akademie der Künste. [1] Gülke was the chief conductor of the Brandenburger Symphoniker from 2015 to 2020. [6] [7] [8]
Peter Ludwig Gülke (born 29 April 1934) is a German conductor and musicologist. [1] [2]
Born in Weimar, Gülke studied cello and musicology at the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt, Weimar. [3] He completed his doctorate in philosophy in Leipzig in 1958, followed in 1985 by his professorial thesis at the Technical University of Berlin. [4] In 1976 he became conductor at the Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden and in 1981 he was appointed Principal Conductor in Weimar. [4] From 1986 to 1996 he was Principal Conductor in the City of Wuppertal. [4] From 1996 to 2001 he was a professor of conducting at the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg and from 1999 to 2002 professor of musicology at the University of Basel. [1] [5] From 2011 to 2014 he was President of the Sächsische Akademie der Künste. [1] Gülke was the chief conductor of the Brandenburger Symphoniker from 2015 to 2020. [6] [7] [8]