Samuel Kummer

Samuel Kummer
Kummer at the organ console of the Frauenkiche, 2009
Born	(1968-02-28)28 February 1968 Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Died	23 April 2024(2024-04-23) (aged 56) Dresden, Saxony, Germany
Education	State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart
Occupations	Organist Academic teacher
Organizations	Frauenkirche, Dresden Hochschule für Kirchenmusik Dresden
Awards	Diapason d'Or Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik
Website	www.samuelkummer.de

Samuel Kummer (28 February 1968 – 23 April 2024) was a German organist, from 2005 to 2022 at the Frauenkirche in Dresden. When he took the position at the restored church, destroyed by bombing in World War II, with a new Kern organ, he programmed a first recital with music by Bach, Brahms, Reger, Louis Vierne and his own. In concerts and in church services, he was particularly known for his improvisations. He played concerts internationally and made awards-winning recordings. He also taught at the Hochschule für Kirchenmusik Dresden from 2007.