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Helmut Walcha

German organist (1907-1991) · Germany · On the map · Musicians · Died at 83

Helmut Harrison Walcha was a blind German organist, harpsichordist, music teacher and composer who specialized in the works of the Dutch and German Baroque masters.

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1991Died11 August 19911990Hessian Order of MeritAward1987Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAward1984Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAward1967Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAward1957Goethe Plaque of the City of FrankfurtAward1907Born27 October 1907

Awards

Hessian Order of Merit1990
Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany1987
Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany1984
Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany1967
Goethe Plaque of the City of Frankfurt1957

About this person

Country
Germany
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1907 to 1991 · aged 83

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