Gunter Waldek


Gunter Waldek is an Austrian composer, conductor and music educator.

Life and career

Waldek was born in Linz. Already in his youth he received piano, organ and music theory lessons at the Anton Bruckner Private University. After the Matura in 1971, he studied music education, musicology and Romance studies at the Mozarteum University Salzburg and the University of Salzburg. In 1977, he graduated with Staatsexamen and Magister degree and from then on taught at grammar schools in Linz and Salzburg. He completed his further studies, choir conducting and composition with Helmut Eder with the Magister artrium. In 1982 he took over the composition and theory class from Helmut Schiff at the Bruckner Conservatory. In 2004, he habilitated in composition. In 1990, he became deputy director, and from 2004 to 2008 he was vice-rector of the conservatory.

Work

Particularly successful were the church opera Das Hohe Lied and Ein etwas seltsames Abendessen, musical music theatre. His extensive output includes various genres: