Jürgen Ahrend
Jürgen Ahrend | |
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Ahrend in 2019 | |
| Born | 28 April 1930 |
| Died | 1 August 2024 (aged 94) Leer, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| Occupation | Organ builder |
| Organizations | Jürgen Ahrend Orgelbau |
| Awards | Lower Saxony State Prize |
Jürgen Ahrend (German pronunciation: [ˈjʏʁɡn̩ ˈʔaːʁənt]; 28 April 1930 – 1 August 2024) was a German organ builder famous for restoring instruments such as the Gothic Rysum organ and the Arp Schnitger organs of the Martinikerk in Groningen, Netherlands, and of St. Jacobi in Hamburg as well as building original instruments. He ran the workshop Jürgen Ahrend Orgelbau in Leer from 1972 to 2004, operating internationally.