Hedwig Bilgram

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Hedwig Bilgram (born 31 March 1933) is a German musician and educator from Memmingen, Bavaria. She began with piano and then studied organ with Karl Richter and piano with Friedrich Wührer. In 1959 she won first prize in organ at the ARD International Music Competition. She started teaching at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich in 1961 and became a professor in 1964. She performed for many years with the Münchener Bach-Chor and Münchener Bach-Orchester under Karl Richter. As a soloist and with other musicians she has performed in Europe, North America, Japan and Russia, including partners like Paul Meisen, Maurice André and Jean-Pierre Rampal. Since 1990 she has been a member of the Berlin Haydn Ensemble. She has premiered works by Harald Genzmer, Henri Tomasi and André Jolivet.