The composer and choir director Gotthilf Fischer died at the age of 92.
Florian Silbereisen also mourns the musician.
The prominent composer and choir director
Gotthilf Fischer
is dead.
The musician was
92 years
old before he died with his loved ones.
Since the 1950s he has been one of the industry giants in Germany.
Update from December 16, 7:26 p.m.:
Especially in the
pop
and folk music world, the grief after the death of Gotthilf Fischer is great.
Also
Florian Silbereisen
now shared his grief in public.
“No matter if Pope, Queen or US President - he sang for everyone with his choirs!
Now he will continue to conduct in heaven, ”
wrote the presenter and singer via Instagram about a photo that shows him and Fischer in black and white.
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First report from December 16: Stuttgart - The well-known composer and choir director
Gotthilf Fischer
died last Friday with
his family in Stuttgart.
That reports
Bild
.
His death was probably not preceded by a serious illness.
He “fell asleep peacefully”, says his manager Esther Müller.
“It was just age.
He was buried today, ”she added on Wednesday.
The musician had
become famous
in Germany mainly because of his
Fischer choirs
.
The singing groups were sometimes even stronger than 1000 members.
But he also celebrated huge successes with records and in television programs.
Particularly memorable: At the
1974 World Cup
, a performance with one of his choirs was broadcast around the world from Munich.
His death is another great loss in
2020
for us.
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The music legend Gotthilf Fischer is dead.
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Gotthilf Fischer has died: the life, work and awards of the famous composer
Fischer was
born
in
1928
in Plochingen, Baden-Württemberg.
He discovered his
love for music
in his childhood
and enjoyed
making
music a
lot in his free time.
However, he never completed a corresponding training.
This has not done any harm to its great success.
After starting his career as a
choir director
,
things
seemed to be steadily improving for the composer.
After the memorable performance in Munich in 1974, he went on
world tours
with his choirs, including the Italian capital
Rome
and the
USA
.
The able Swabian could always make a living from his music.
Together with his choirs he recorded over 50 records, several of which were honored with a
gold record
.
Now he is conducting the heavenly choir.
#GotthilfFischer pic.twitter.com/P6xijEkZtv
- ds 😷 (@ 10dansch) December 16, 2020
His great achievements were also officially recognized: He received the
Federal Cross of
Merit
and the
Merit Medal of the State of Baden-Württemberg
twice
.
Musically, he could be classified under
popular hits
, but Fischer was always open to new ideas.
We will remember how he
attended
the
Love Parade in Berlin
at the age of 72
.
Gotthilf Fischer died in 2020: He will not be forgotten
Fischer leaves behind children and grandchildren.
His wife
Hilde
died in 2008 after a stroke.
Fischer once said of his own death: “The time will come when I will
be allowed to direct
the
angels in heaven
.” The angels have now got a new choirmaster.
(mam)